Motorists Urged To Avoid Bovoni Road Due To Smoldering Fire at St. Thomas Landfill

John McCarthyPosted oninAt VIFreep, Breaking News, Environmental News, Health News, St. Thomas News

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority said that the Bovoni Landfill
had a fire that was under control on Wednesday.

The Virgin Islands Fire Service and VIWMA contractors continue to monitor the situation.

The VIWMA will provide updates on any changes that may affect the public and haulers from utilizing the Solid Waste Facility.

The Authority will also continue to provide updates regarding changes that may affect public health and the environment.

Motorists are advised to avoid traveling along the Bovoni Road until further notice.

The VIWMA Preserving Paradise team apologizes for the inconvenience and would like to thank the community for their patience and cooperation.

For more information, contact the Office of Communications Management at (340) 513-4171 or email communications@viwma.org

John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.