ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – The search and retrieval operations on the wreckage of the ill-fated M/V Lady Mary Joy 3 in the waters off Baluk-Baluk Island, Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan, ended on Saturday, April 1. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Basilan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) recorded at least 31 fire incidents last March, which is known as Fire Prevention Month. The number of fires last month was higher compared to the same period last year with only 26, although fire damage was significantly lower this year, said SFO3...
NAKHON NAYOK, Thailand -- Hundreds of Thai firefighters and soldiers battled a forest blaze less than 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Bangkok on Friday as the kingdom grapples with air pollution that has made more than 1.7 million people ill already this year. The fire has affected at least 800,000...
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) on Friday, March 31, ordered an investigation on all the vessels operated by Aleson Shipping Lines, Inc., the owner of MV Lady Mary Joy 3 which caught fire while transiting Basilan recently. The incident killed 29 people. Marina Administrator Hernani Fabia...
The number of people who perished due to a fire at passenger-cargo vessel MV Lady Mary Joy 3 reached 29 while search and rescue operations and coastal patrol continued in the vicinity waters off Basilan to find seven others who were still missing, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday, March...
A fire broke out in a high-rise office building at the corner of Epifianio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) and Ortigas Avenue in Barangay Ugong Norte, Quezon City early Friday morning, March 31. The Quezon City Fire District said the fire at the 27th floor of Galleria Corporate Center started at around...
At least 31 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in Basilan, authorities said Thursday, March 30. The Lady Mary Joy 3 was travelling from Zamboanga City on Mindanao Island to Jolo, Sulu when the fire broke out late Wednesday, March 29, prompting passengers to jump...
A fire razed a house in Barangay Putatan, Muntinlupa on March 30, damaging P450,000 worth of property. The Muntinlupa City Fire Station reported that the fire broke out at 2:34 p.m. at Block 22 Lot 16, Soldiers' Hills Village in Barangay Putatan. The fire at Soldiers' Hills Village in...
At least 31 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in Basilan, authorities said Thursday, March 30. The Lady Mary Joy 3 was travelling from Zamboanga City to Jolo, Sulu when the fire broke out late Wednesday, March 29, prompting passengers to jump overboard, disaster officer...
At least 12 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in Basilan, authorities said Thursday, March 30. The Lady Mary Joy 3 was travelling from Zamboanga City to Jolo, Sulu when the fire broke out late Wednesday, March 29, prompting passengers to jump overboard, disaster officer...
Two persons were reportedly hurt in a fire that razed a residential area in Caliwag Street, Lusong Compound in Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City on Thursday morning, March 30. According to the initial report of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), two individuals sustained injuries. Severino...
Another fire broke out in Muntinlupa, razing two houses and injuring a man. The Muntinlupa City Fire Station reported that the fire hit a house at the Southville 3 government housing project in Barangay Poblacion at 10:22 a.m. on March 27. The fire in Southville 3 housing project in...
