Around 100 houses were destroyed by a fire that hit a compound in Parañaque City before dawn Monday, Dec. 26, affecting some 160 families. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported that the fire started around 2:30 a.m. at the corner of Tramo Uno and Tramo Dos in Barangay San Dionisio. The...
TUGUEGARAO CITY -- A fire of unknown origin left almost P1 million worth of damages to a two-story residential building owned by a city councilor at Zone 1, Diversion Road, Corner Campos Street, Caritan Centro, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan on Saturday, Dec. 24. The Cagayan Police Provincial Office...
MOSCOW, Russia -- A fire erupted overnight in a private illegal nursing home in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, killing 22 people, Russia's investigative committee said Saturday. This handout video grab taken and released by the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry on December 24, 2022 shows Russia...
VINA DEL MAR, Chile -- At least two people died and some 400 homes have been damaged or destroyed in a fire that broke out Thursday in the Chilean seaside resort of Vina del Mar, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency. A forest fire affects the hills of Vina del Mar, where...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has expressed support to President Marcos' call for local government units (LGUs) to have a common set-up of fireworks display areas to ensure public safety this coming New Year. In a press briefing, BFP spokesperson Supt. Analee Atienza said the move is a big...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN A 73-year-old man died while another one was injured in a fire that gutted 75 houses on Mabolo Street in Barangay Maysilo, Malabon City on Thursday, Dec. 22. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the fatality as Norberto Oxima and the injured man as Gene Verona, 63,...
The Civil Service Commission has announced that a total of 12,800 examinees passed the Fire Officer Examination (FOE), Penology Officer Examination (POE), and the Basic Competency on Local Treasury Examination (BCLTE). (Photo courtesy of CSC) According to CSC, a total of 10,115 examinees passed the...
The 10 family members killed in a fire incident that gutted down a residence in Muntinlupa City died of ‘asphyxia by suffocation’, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) City Fire Marshal supt. Eugene Briones said Monday, Dec. 19. Asphyxia is a condition arising when the body is deprived of oxygen,...
Couple Virgilio Ladia, 68, and Clarita Ladia, 65, just arrived in the Philippines from the US one week ago to spend Christmas with their family. Bruger5B A fire engulfing a house in Bruger Subdivision, Putatan, Muntinlupa on Dec. 18 (Muntinlupa City Fire Station) But their lives were cut short when...
At least nine people were reported to have died in a fire that hit a two-storey house in Muntinlupa City on Sunday morning, Dec. 18. Muntinlupa City fire marshall Supt. Eugene Briones said the fatalities were found on the ground floor of the house in Barangay Putatan. At least one person remains...
LYON, France -- Five children including a three-year-old were among 10 people killed when a fire broke out in a seven-storey apartment building in a suburb of the French city of Lyon, the government said Friday. Fourteen people were injured, including four who required emergency treatment, after...
A fire that hit a rubber products factory in Valenzuela City on Wednesday was finally put out after almost two days. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire, which hit the factory on P. Santiago St. in Viente Riales, was raised to first alarm at around 3:21 p.m. It went up to second alarm...
