Residents of Grand Turk were awoken to the news of another business going up in flames.
The fire occurred on Front Street, Grand Turk at the Sandbar Restaurant & Bar, opposite Manta House adjacent to the Salt Raker Inn on Sunday morning.
The owners of the establishment in shock, Mrs. Tanya James told RTC News that her and her sister could not believe that this had occured and was devasted by the occurrence.
While the structure stands still, the deck and contents within which consisted of memorabilia were all lost and burnt to a crisp.
Police on the scene estimated that the fire started at around 3am shortly after which 911 received the call. A video of the blaze quickly made its way around social media.
When the sun rose on Mothers day, members from various business sectors converged at the scene after hearing about fire. The owners of Salt Raker Hotel, Bohio Dive Resort & Sunshine Restaurant were all seen encouraging the sisters.
The popular Friday night spot was regarded by not just him but other onlookers as the hot spot on the strip.
RTC News spoke with the fire chief yesterday who told us there investigation will be ongoing today Monday.
He told us that this is the 3rd major fire for Grand Turk in 2017, the other two a resident and the Victoria Public library also located on Front Street.
Just Thursday night, the fire department from the airport was able to respond to and eradicate the threat of another possible fire opposite the Blue Bar on hospital road.
