Tag: Fire
License revoked for inspector who OK’d Harborside Inn’s fire suppression system
NEW SHOREHAM – The inspector who signed off on Harborside Inn’s fire suppression system has had his license revoked by the state, WPRI-TV CBS...
Wayfinder Hotel reopens after fire with limited service
NEWPORT – The Wayfinder Hotel is back in business.
The hotel announced on Facebook Wednesday that is has put the May 2022 fire behind and...
SBA to open temporary disaster loan outreach center on Block Island
NEW SHOREHAM – To assist businesses affected by the Harborside Inn fire, the U.S. Small Business Administration will be opening a temporary Disaster Loan...
Block Island inn will be demolished after weekend fire
PROVIDENCE – The remnants of the building that housed the historic Harborside Inn on Block Island will be torn down after it was ravaged by...
Report: Block Island hotel a total loss after weekend fire
PROVIDENCE – The state fire marshal’s office has declared the Harborside Inn on Block Island a total loss Monday and will inspect the damage...
Kirkbrae Country Club’s banquet facility closed after fire
LINCOLN – The Kirkbrae Country Club, a popular wedding and banquet facility in northern Rhode Island, will be shut down for an unknown amount...
Massive blaze damages newly renovated Newport hotel
NEWPORT (AP) – Three firefighters were injured battling a major fire at a recently renovated hotel, fire officials said.
The fire at the Wayfinder Hotel...
Fire subsides on huge cargo ship adrift in mid-Atlantic
LISBON, Portugal (AP) – A fire aboard a ship carrying cars in the mid-Atlantic is dying out, a Portuguese navy officer said Tuesday, and...
Can a self-described ‘pro[business]-growth progressive’ mayor boost investment in Providence?
The son of Guatemalan immigrants who settled in the West End of Providence, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza is a pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps story: The first in...