My First Pictures of the Devastating Fire at Ramon’s Village: Small Fires Still Burn

I walked to Ramon’s at dawn…I will fill in the words as I go but here are all of the pictures.  I would estimate that 50% of Ramon’s has been levelled.  The sea front buildings are smoke damaged but looking pretty good.  AMAZING after the fire we saw last night and the propane tanks being opened and exploding.

History of Ramon’s that I snagged from Lan Sluder’s post on Belizeforum.com:

“The resort has quite a history. It opened in 1981 on the site of the island’s first resort, Reef Colony. Reef Colony had been set to open in late 1961 but was destroyed by Hurricane Hattie on Halloween before it opened. The Holiday Hotel then opened in 1965 as the first real resort hotel on the island.

Ramon’s opened on land owned by local fishing guide Ramon Nuñez, who became the original manager of the hotel and remained associated with the resort. It was originally called Ramon’s Reef Resort.

Later Ramon’s was purchased by Richard Headrick, a businessman from Mississippi, who over the years greatly expanded the resort. It had been extensively renovated over the past several years.”

I will edit down as the morning progresses!  The entire town smells of smoke.

Mr. Ramon surveys the damage.  

 

 

 

Businesses (like Asian Garden Spa & Wine DeVine) and homes just across the street have singed greenery and some minor damage only.  A miracle.j