KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A fire that tore through a Malaysian coastal settlement on Borneo Island destroyed about 1,000 homes and displaced over 9,000 people, authorities said. The fire started early Sunday in the Sandakan district and spread rapidly through rows of wooden houses...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 75-year-old lady farmer was killed in a grass fire in Sitio Barukan, Barangay Liberty, Ormoc City, Saturday, April 18. The Ormoc City Fire Station identified the victim as alias Lydia. Initial investigation disclosed that the victim was cultivating her land and set fire to...
TACLOBAN CITY – Authorities continue to battle a forest fire in Homonhon Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar since Friday, April 17. Mayor Annaliza Gonzales-Kwan said the fire affected 80 to 100 hectares of land in eight barangays. Kwan admitted difficulty in combating the blaze. “The terrain on...
Environmental and health groups on Monday, April 20, called for an expanded investigation into air quality ahead of Earth Day 2026, observed every April 22, warning that toxic smoke from the Navotas landfill fire continues to worsen and pose a threat to public health. The 40-hectare Navotas...
Only four cities in Metro Manila recorded “good” to “fair” air quality levels, while most areas fell under “unhealthy” to “acutely unhealthy” categories following the fire at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Sunday,...
A fire broke out at Block 1, Port Area in Tondo, Manila, around noon on Sunday, April 19, and was immediately raised to second alarm, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. Firefighters were quickly dispatched to the area after the fire was reported at around 11:30 a.m. As the blaze spread...
CEBU CITY – Eight houses were razed and two others were damaged by a fire in Barangay Pahina Central here on Saturday afternoon, April 18. The fire broke out as various areas in the country continue to experience sweltering temperatures. The Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) said the fire started at...
Manileños are urged to limit outdoor exposure and wear face masks as “very unhealthy” air quality was recorded in parts of Manila on Saturday, April 18, largely due to smoke from the Navotas landfill fire. Based on the 12 noon air quality update under the Asia Blue Skies Project, three...
Parts of Metro Manila recorded “very unhealthy” to “acutely unhealthy” air quality levels following the fire at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill, which continues to emit smoke, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. On Saturday, April 18, state-run television network...
Satellite monitoring of nitrogen dioxide levels showed that the impact of the Navotas Sanitary Landfill fire that broke out on April 10, 2026, extended to Bataan, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) said. PhilSA said the fire, which started around 8 p.m. on April 10, was tracked through satellite...
Authorities are eyeing unattended rice cooking as the cause of a fire that swept through a residential area in Pasig City on Friday, April 17, displacing around 140 families. According to TXTFIRE Philippines, the fire started at 11:53 a.m. and reached a second alarm at 11:59 a.m. in Pook Maligaya,...
CAVITE – Two persons died in a residential fire following a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tank explosion in Barangay Salawag in Dasmariñas City on Thursday, April 16. The Bureau of Fire Protection Dasmariñas City (BFP Dasmariñas) told the Manila Bulletin that the fire was reported at 9:06...
