Old Coviran Fire, McGrail Inquiry

A fire at the old Coviran site on Devil’s Tower Road prompted the evacuation of Northview Terrace residents shortly after 7pm yesterday. Today’s episode was recorded live from the scene of the fire. Fire crews from both the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service and the Airport Fire and Rescue Service working for more than three and a half hours to fully extinguish the blaze. We caught up with senior officer of the GFRS Adrian McComb, who oversaw last night’s operation, and senior fire officer Nicky Viñales from the AFRS. Residents of Northview Terrace were evacuated shortly after the flames broke out, and returned home at midnight after fire crews declared the building safe. Eugine Pons and Darren Golt are both residents who were evacuated. Devil’s Tower Road was completely closed off to all traffic and pedestrians, with the runway reopened temporarily to traffic to accommodate diverted routes. Sergeant Dan Ruffle spoke to us about the traffic management operation both last night and this morning. The Government was making contingency plans for residents in the area should they have been unable to return to their homes. We spoke to Ministers Christian Santos and Leslie Bruzon.And, Jonathan Sacramento brought us the latest on the McGrail Inquiry. The Judge hearing the inquiry, Sir Peter Openshaw, has ordered that it reconvene to examine further evidence. A live-streamed, three day hearing will see a number of witnesses questioned about missing WhatsApp messages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.