_{Smoke coming out of Midtown}

by Charles Gladden

BELIZE CITY, Mon. May 19, 2025

Midtown Restaurant & Bar sees another day at its location on Newtown Barracks in Belize City, as it luckily escaped major damage from a fire on Friday, May 16.

Around noon, a large amount of dark smoke was seen exiting the building, which triggered the assistance of fire personnel. However, when members of the National Fire Service reached the scene, the flames had already been extinguished, and business continued as usual.

A structure in the Corozal District didn’t have the same luck, as it was gutted to the ground by a fire on the same day.

This inferno occurred before noon on Gibnut Street in the Altamira area of Corozal Town, where a small wooden home with everything inside was destroyed.

Luckily, its two residents were not hurt during the ordeal.

No cause of that fire has yet been determined.