Fire guts old Pierhead property in The City

Update

Fire officers remain on the scene of a blaze which gutted the old Pierhead property in The City overnight.

Station Officer Roger Bourne said the Barbados Fire Service received the call late last night and, on arrival, the building – identified as the former DaCosta Manning property – was “well alight.”

Units from the Port, Bridgetown and Worthing fire stations responded, supported by a water tanker, with a total of 16 fire officers involved in the operation. The fire...