PHOTOS: Fire at Botanic Gardens

Firemen quickly extinguished a burning palm tree in the Botanic Gardens this morning. This photo was submitted by a reader. Dominica News Online is encouraging citizen journalism and is calling on members of the public to continue to send us tips, photos, stories, commentaries for publication via [email protected] or call 275-3196 or 275-3252.

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12 Comments

  1. hypnotik
    January 10, 2011

    lightning pun the wicked a lightning strick on the abominable ..burn them jah

  2. way lay lay
    December 1, 2010

    empty barrel makes the most noise it seems to me you all does wait patiently for someting to happen to start posting some foolish comments that makes no sence and it’s always who know’s nothing of what is going on well well well.

    • Truth, Justice, Love, Peace and Unity
      December 5, 2010

      What are you talking about? Making the statement that empty barrel makes the most noise, who are you referring to? Yourself, I suppose.
      Your comment makes no sense whatsoever. What do they not know about what is going on?
      It is plain and simple. A tree in the botanical gardens caught fire. To the simplest of minds that it is a suspicious fire, however it commenced. If you want to be funny, the tree did not put itself on fire. Someone did. Or is there an electrical outlet near or around the tree which caused the fire? If not, the fire was set by someone or some people. Figure this out.

  3. Truth, Justice, Love, Peace and Unity
    November 30, 2010

    This is a suspicious fire. How did it start and who set it :?: It now appears that there should be some sort of security surveillance.
    Dominica has a beautiful Botanical Gardens. The trees are too precious to be destroyed by fire. I hope the perpetrator will be caught in time.

  4. HA HA
    November 30, 2010

    Maybe a tourist that throw a cigarette int he bushes!

  5. wow
    November 30, 2010

    i hope thats not how our firemen always dress when going to put out a fire.. not enogh protection.

  6. mouth of the south
    November 30, 2010

    a jacko parrot dat cuz dat,,,, it had a zeb blowing,,,,a rasta pass n the jacko say,,,’RAS RAS RASTAMAN LOOK A SPLIFF TO BURN’ the jacko send the spliff n it catch the tree fire

    • d lahjahbless
      November 30, 2010

      dat mouth of urs dere mouth of the south huh,,,,i doh saying much lol!!!!!

    • Anonymous
      November 30, 2010

      You not easy eh one thing! LMAO!

    • Anonymous
      November 30, 2010

      Whoever you are mouth of the South u can never be stressed, there is never a dull moment with you. At least we can see you reading and u are well informed.

    • mudd
      December 1, 2010

      u to stupid mouth i tired tell u dat

      • mouth of the south
        December 1, 2010

        u doh want me to tell u what the Jacko was doin to the Sisserou nah,,,,trust me if i tell u wat was going u laughing whole day,,,mad house taking u

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