It took 10 hours before firefighters finally put out the fire that razed MV Diamond Highway, a vehicle carrier, off Lapu Lapu City, Cebu on Friday, April 28. (Courtesy of PCG) The fire that started around 2 p.m. Friday was declared out by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Cebu at 12:35 a.m....
Two people were injured in a fire that reached fourth alarm at Pritil Market in Tondo, Manila Friday, April 28, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) announced. "The PRC team transported one patient to the nearest hospital, while another one was treated on-site," the PRC said. According to the initial...
A ship caught fire in the vicinity shoreline of Lapu Lapu City, Cebu on Friday, April 28. (MV Diamond Highway catches fire off Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu on April 28, 2023. Courtesy of PCG District Central Visayas) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) identified the ill-fated vessel as MV Diamond...
Four overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) died in a fire that hit a food factory in Taiwan. Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) chief Silvestre Bello said three of them died due to suffocation, while the other passed on while undergoing medical treatment in the hospital. "Nakontak na ang next of...
The Taguig City government has provided assistance to 155 families that were affected by a fire in Barangay Western Bicutan on April 24. According to the Taguig City Fire Station, the fire hit a residential area in Purok 7, PNR Site in the barangy. The first alarm was raised at 6:26 a.m. and...
CAVITE – Some 1,000 families have been displaced by a fire that razed a residential area in Barangay 22-A, Quadra, Cavite City, on Wednesday, April 26. Photo courtesy of Allan Faustino Bella (MANILA BULLETIN) The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Cavite City said the fire was reported at 1:32...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. witnessed the Combined Joint Littoral Live Fire Exercise of the Philippines-United States of America (USA) armed forces in San Antonio, Zambales, on April 26. *President Marcos witnesses a sinking exercise with the Philippine Navy's (PN) BRP Pangasinan...
A 51-year-old woman suffered dizziness and difficulty in breathing after a fire hit a residential area in Aguilar St. Barangay Tejeros, Makati City Tuesday afternoon, April 25. The victim was identified as Edna Mallari, According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at 4:51 p.m....
A fire hit three barangays in Quezon City on Sunday, April 23. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fires occurred in Scout Bayoran, Barangay South Triangle;Â Cambridge Street, Barangay E. Rodriguez; and Dove Street, Sitio Veterans, Barangay Bagong Silangan. BFP said the first...
Two residents were hurt in a fire that gutted 25 houses on Cinamie Street in Barangay 38, Caloocan City Friday, April 21. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the victims as Jolan Olino, 29, who sustained minor burns on his right arm, and Aron Lebanin, 19, whose right foot had...
TACLOBAN CITY – An estimated P3 million in property was destroyed and more than 120 houses were razed in a fire that hit Calbayog City, Samar before dawn on Tuesday, April 18. Initial investigation said that the fire started from the house owned by one Mitziy Jalalon and rented by Atos Catalan in...
ILOILO CITY – A public-private approach to curb fire incidents has been launched due to several major fires this year in highly populated neighborhoods in this city. MORE Power inspects an area in Iloilo City with illegal electrical connections which have caused some major fire incidents. (MORE...
