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...
CEBU CITY – An 11-year-old boy died after he was trapped in a fire that razed their house in Barangay Duljo-Fatima here on Sunday night, April 16. The boy was alone on the second floor of the house when the fire broke out past 8 p.m. The boy’s grandfather, Marino Milyumida, suffered burns in...
BACOLOD CITY – Two persons died while a senior citizen was injured in a fire in Purok Bayanihan, 6th Road, Barangay Taculing here on Monday, April 17. A STROKE patient and her four-year-old daughter died while a senior citizen was injured in a fire that gutted eight houses in Barangay Taculing,...
LAOAC, Pangasinan – An unattended cellphone sparked a fire that hit a house in Zone 2, Barangay Nanbagatan, this town, on Sunday, April 16. Police said the fire at the residence of Erminia Ramos Daus, 36, started at around 12:36 a.m. The fire spread quickly because the house was made of light...
CEBU CITY – A 43-year-old man died while over P4 billion in property was destroyed in separate fires here on Friday, April 14. THICK, black smoke rises from a 37-story condominium building that caught fire on Friday afternoon, April 14, in Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City. (Photo courtesy of Francis...
BACOLOD CITY -- A total of 16 houses were destroyed in a fire in Barangay Zone 1, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Friday, April 14. A RESIDENTIAL fire occurred in Barangay Zone 1, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Friday, April 14, affecting 16 houses. (Photo courtesy of Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade) Fire...