Charles Uchendu will spend the next two weeks working with Canadian firefighters to suppress the more than 100 fires that have been ravaging forests in the province since early this month.

A fire that started early Sunday morning has damaged Mikado, a restaurant that was planning to open this spring in the former space occupied by The Cardboard Box.

It’s not clear how much repairs will cost, but the fire burned through some shingles and into the building.

A fire broke out at a home on Laura’s Way at about 10:12 p.m. Saturday, according to the Oak Bluffs fire department. The single-family home was totally in flames when firefighters arrived and nearby residents were evacuated.

Students at the Oak Bluffs School are safe but the entrance to the school has been closed by the fire department.

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.