House Deputy Minority leader Carlos Isagani Zarate on Monday, September 4, scored the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for still having more than P4.1 billion worth of funds “parked” at the Philippine International Trading...
A fire of still unknown origin destroyed a warehouse in Paranaque City on Friday morning. Gutted by the fire was the warehouse of fruits and vegetables located along Quirino Avenue, El Faro Kabihasnan, San Dionisio, Paranaque City owned by a certain Maria Legaspi. According to a report by the...
A fire broke out in an 8-storey residential building early Friday on Bonny Serrano Ave. Barangay Bagong Lipunan ng Crame, Quezon City. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Public Information Office, the fire reached the 1st alarm at around 12:05 a.m. and was declared under control at...
A fire broke out at a residential building in Mandaluyong City on Thursday morning, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. (Photo from Fire Alert Metro Manila) In its initial report, the BFP said the fire hit the 27th floor of Mega Tower residential building in Barangay Highway Hills. First...
MILAN, Italy – Fire ripped through a 20-storey residential building in Milan, northern Italy, on Sunday, leaving rescue workers scrambling to make sure no one had been caught in the spectacular flames and thick smoke. Smoke billows from a building on fire in Milan, Italy, on Aug. 29, 2021. A...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has rescued 22 crew members from a cargo vessel after it was damaged by fire in the waters off Tabaco City, Albay on Monday, Aug. 23. The PCG said cargo vessel MV Delwin Matthew, owned and operated by Pherwin Shipping Corporation had 22 crew members on board when...
A man died in a fire that hit a factory in Valenzuela City on Tuesday morning. The Bureau of Fire Protection-Valenzuela identified the victim as Joselito Pelic, a security guard. Meanwhile, 47-year-old Nestor Purtisano sustained second degree burns. The fire started at 4:41 a.m. at the Gilvan...
The construction of a building in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig is temporarily suspended following a gas leak explosion that injured one person Wednesday night. “Construction in the site will remain suspended pending investigation and safety assessment,” the Taguig City government said in a...
A fire which was reportedly caused by a gas explosion hit an area in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig Wednesday night. One video shared on Facebook showing the raging fire in front of Akari Building along 21st Drive in BGC. The fire in BGC, Taguig (Screenshots from video of Henry Liao on Facebook)...
A fire broke out at a commercial building in Don Mariano St Barangay Batasan, Quezon City on Monday morning. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Public Information Office, the fire reached 1st alarm at around 2:13 a.m. and was declared under control at around 4:50 a.m. (Photo courtesy...
A project seeking to protect communities in Benguet province against forest fire hazards by using Maguey (Agave cantala) as greenbelt is now being implemented, the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology...
GREENVILLE, United States -- Evacuation orders were widened Thursday as California's biggest wildfire raged through the state's tinder-dry landscape, laying waste to hundreds of square miles (kilometers). Molten metal flows away from a burned Hummer vehicle in a decimated downtown Greenville,...
