THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT 
                            “To Protect and Serve” 
                           Office of the Commissioner 
 
AAF Justice Complex, 5400 Veterans Drive St. Thomas, 00802 * (340) 774-2211 
Administrative Services Building 45 Mars Hill, Frederiksted St. Croix, 00840 * (340) 778-2211 
 
www.vipd.vi.gov 
 
 
VIPD RELEASE- 091923-299 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
 
 
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL URGES ST. THOMAS RESIDENTS TO REFRAIN FROM 
TRAVERSING ON BOVONI ROAD 
 
St. Thomas, USVI- With increasing efforts to suppress the fire at the Bovoni Landfill, the 
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI Fire Medical and Emergency Medical Services, and VI 
Waste Management Authority ask that the members of our community refrain from 
traversing on Bovoni road, in order for large Emergency and Water Trucks to freely traverse 
the roadway in efforts to extinguish the ongoing fire. 
The Virgin Islands Education Department Leadership Team will be providing emergency 
updates regarding the Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School closure instructional plan, 
alongside other school updates at 10:30 a.m. via VIDE’s Facebook Live. 
All previous advisories remain in full effect regarding this ongoing incident for the safety of 
all residents affected by the landfill fire.  
 
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