A fire broke out along C.P. Garcia Avenue in Barangay U.P. Campus in Quezon City on Monday night, April 13, prompting a response from firefighters shortly before midnight. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze reached second alarm before it was brought under control. It was...
Navotas City recorded a “good” air quality level on Monday, April 13, even as white smoke continued to rise from the closed Navotas Sanitary Landfill Facility due to persistent underground smoldering despite the absence of visible flames. The Navotas City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
Air quality levels turned “very unhealthy” in Quezon City (Manila Observatory) and “unhealthy” in Quezon City (Commonwealth Avenue), Navotas City, and Malabon City following a recent fire at a landfill in Navotas, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. This was...
The Navotas City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) will begin soil-cover operations on Monday, April 13, to block oxygen and suppress the underground fire at the closed Navotas Sanitary Landfill Facility. The blaze remains contained but continues to smolder beneath the surface....
DIADI, Nueva Vizcaya – Five people were injured in a collision between a trailer truck and a wing van in Purok 1, Barangay San Luis here on Saturday, April 11. SFO1 Ernesto Pinonwangan Jr., officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) here, said the van burst into flames after...
The Navotas City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (Navotas City DRRMO) clarified on Saturday, April 11, that the old Navotas Sanitary Landfill (NSLF), which caught fire on Friday night, April 10, and is now under control , is not owned by the local government. It said that the NSLF...
Thick smoke from the ongoing fire at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill spread across parts of Metro Manila on Saturday, April 11, as the blaze continued to emit smoke and affected air quality in several areas. The fire, which broke out around 8 p.m. on April 10, continued to send smoke across multiple...
Authorities confirmed Saturday morning, April 11, that the blaze at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill had been brought under control, though suppression operations remain ongoing despite difficult access to the site. Firefighters contained the fire at an inactive waste disposal facility in Barangay...
A portable fan left charging overnight exploded inside a home in Caloocan City, injuring one person. The incident occurred in Barangay 34, Maypajo, Caloocan City on Thursday morning, April 9, after the device reportedly overheated while the household was asleep. CCTV footage from a residence in...
A fire broke out at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill in Barangay Tanza, Navotas City on Friday night, Apr. 10, and remains ongoing as of this writing. The Navotas City Fire Station said the blaze started at around 7:59 p.m. and has yet to be contained. Authorities said the landfill, located on an...
Around 30,000 people took part in the monthlong fire prevention activities conducted in various SM malls across the country. The activity was held in coordination with the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in celebration of the Fire Prevention Month in March this year under the theme “Sa pag-iwas...
A fire broke out in a residential area at Mangga 2, Dilang 1 Nagpayong, Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City on Wednesday, April 8. According to the city’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), the fire started at 6:26 p.m. and was raised to second alarm at 6:32 p.m. The blaze was...
