BACOLOD CITY – Thirty-five families were homeless and 16 houses were destroyed in two fires here on Sunday and Monday. The first fire at 4:40 p.m. on Sunday in Purok 3 Batad, Sitio Magsungay, Barangay Singcang-Airport affected five families or 13 individuals and destroyed three houses. Damage to...
TACLOBAN CITY – A school principal was killed in a fire that hit his home in Barangay Malihao, Hinabangan, Samar, on Saturday morning. The victim was identified as Dolfo, 58. A housemate noticed smoke from the victim’s room and observed a thick smudge on the door frame. The housemate called the...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-seven houses were destroyed in a fire on Saturday afternoon in Barangay 10 here. Fire Insp. Jemarie Tapiru, deputy city fire marshal, said the fire was reported at 2:19 p.m. and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) responded immediately. Due to strong winds and huge flames,...
Two senior citizens, a 70-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man, were killed in a fire that hit a residential area at the corner of D. Gomez Street and Sandico Street in Barangay Tejeros, Makati City, early Saturday morning, Jan. 24, Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay confirmed. According to the Bureau...
ILIGAN CITY – More than 100 families were displaced by a fire on Thursday afternoon in Barangay Saray here. The City Social Welfare and Development Office said 114 families were affected by the fire. No casualties were reported but while six persons were injured. Sixty-two houses made of light...
About 172 families who lost their homes in the fire that hit a residential area in Barangay 607, Bagumbayan, Bacood, Sta. Mesa, Manila received aid from the Manila City government on Thursday, Jan. 22. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso, together with Vice Mayor Chi Atienza and officials...
A fire broke out at a commercial establishment near Monumento Circle in Caloocan City on Thursday, Jan. 22. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) - Caloocan Central Fire Station said the fire started at 12:40 p.m., and was raised to second alarm at 12:56 p.m. As of this writing, firefighters were...
Several houses were destroyed in a fire that hit a residential area in Bacood, Sta. Mesa, Manila, on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 20, TXTFIRE PHILIPPINES reported. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze reached the second alarm at around 4:25 p.m and the third alarm at 4:59 p.m. The...
One person died while three others were injured after a fire broke out at a warehouse along Encarnacion Street, Barangay San Rafael Village, Navotas City, on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the fatality was a 20-year-old, while three other individuals sustained injuries. One...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from a massive fire at a shopping plaza in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, rose to at least 10 after rescuers recovered four more bodies from the badly damaged building during an overnight search for dozens of people reported missing, officials said...
Five people, including two minors, were injured in a fire that hit a residential area on Block 36 in Barangay Addition Hills, Mandaluyong City on Monday, Jan, 19. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze started at around 6:12 a.m. and was quickly raised to the second alarm at...
A fire broke out at a commercial establishment inside the Metrowalk Complex in Barangay Ugong, Pasig City on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 18. According to TXTFIRE Philippines, the blaze was raised to first alarm at 2:19 p.m. and escalated to a second alarm at 2:27 p.m. As of this writing, firefighters...
