BACOLOD CITY – Thirty-two houses were destroyed in a fire in Purok Ramon, Magsaysay, Barangay 14 here on Tuesday, April 21. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod received a fire call at 3:14 p.m. Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, in a media interview, said the fire was raised...
A 54-year-old woman who had been relocated to the Obando, Bulacan evacuation center because of foul smoke from the burned sanitary landfill in Navotas died on Monday, April 20, after experiencing severe breathing difficulties. According to the Obando Municipal Health Office (MHO), she was rushed...
The Manila local government extended assistance to Navotas City in assessing the extent of damage caused by the recent fire at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill, utilizing high-tech drones from the Manila City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) . “In our own little way,...
A fire that broke out at a paint storage facility in Barangay Dalandanan, Valenzuela City reached second alarm before being placed under control early Tuesday, April 21. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Valenzuela City Command, Control and Communication Center, the fire was...
URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan – Six persons were killed in a fire in Zone 2, Barangay Nancayasan, this city, before dawn on Monday, April 20. The Bureau of Fire Protection-Urdaneta said the victims were three males and three females, including two 11-year-old girls. Two houses were destroyed – one...
A fire broke out along Delgado Street in Barangay 407, Sampaloc, Manila, on Monday afternoon, April 20, leaving four houses destroyed and around 20 families displaced. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to first alarm at 5:30 p.m. and was declared under control...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto urged fire victims in Barangay Bagong Ilog on Sunday, April 19, to be truthful in claiming assistance, as the city enforces strict validation in aid distribution. Sotto warned that false claims may delay the process and affect other beneficiaries. He said aid will only...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police commanders in Metro Manila and nearby areas to implement adjustments in deployment and personnel management amid the health threats as a result of the fire that hit the Navotas Sanitary Landfill...
Two people were rescued with minor injuries after their vehicle struck the center island and burst into flames along Quezon Avenue–northbound in Barangay Doña Josefa, Quezon City around 1:30 a.m. on Monday, April 20. Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the vehicle first hit the center...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A fire that tore through a Malaysian coastal settlement on Borneo Island destroyed about 1,000 homes and displaced over 9,000 people, authorities said. The fire started early Sunday in the Sandakan district and spread rapidly through rows of wooden houses...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 75-year-old lady farmer was killed in a grass fire in Sitio Barukan, Barangay Liberty, Ormoc City, Saturday, April 18. The Ormoc City Fire Station identified the victim as alias Lydia. Initial investigation disclosed that the victim was cultivating her land and set fire to...
TACLOBAN CITY – Authorities continue to battle a forest fire in Homonhon Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar since Friday, April 17. Mayor Annaliza Gonzales-Kwan said the fire affected 80 to 100 hectares of land in eight barangays. Kwan admitted difficulty in combating the blaze. “The terrain on...
