An automobile accident near the Oak Buffs side of the drawbridge resulted in a van engulfed in flames Friday afternoon.

Quick-thinking neighbors — including a professional tree climber — helped save a woman who was trapped atop a blazing home on Mt. Aldworth Road in Vineyard Haven Monday.

The Ocean View restaurant was destroyed in a fire Thursday morning that drew a comprehensive response from Island fire departments.

A fire in a trailer at the Martha’s Vineyard Refuse District transfer station saw a quick response from Edgartown firefighters Sunday morning.

A home on outer Main street Vineyard Haven was completely destroyed by fire Monday, in an event that drew an Islandwide emergency response.

Chilmark firefighters responded to the scene of a pickup truck engulfed in flames on South Road Wednesday morning. The truck was destroyed, but no one was injured in the mishap.