At several points during the hearing, the state emergency management chief directed attention to the role of local emergency managers in disaster response.
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Firefighters Battling Blaze at Apartments Near Blackbeard’s Castle
Firefighters and police were on the scene of a blaze that broke out at an apartment complex across from Blackbeard’s Castle early Wednesday morning on St. Thomas.
Nobody was inside the apartment when a man called 911 around 5:16 a.m. to report a fire that was spreading to other units, according to V.I. Police Public Information Officer Glen Dratte, who said emergency officials also received calls from neighboring residents.
V.I. Fire and Emergency Medical Services remains on the scene and the case is still active, Dratte said just after 6:30 a.m.
