TACLOBAN CITY – A fire destroyed the house of the barangay captain of Mapgap, Baybay City, Leyte on All Saints' Day. The family of Jose Mangayaay, 42, left lighted candles after offering a prayer for their departed loved ones at the altar on the second floor unattended. Minutes later,...
(Photo courtesy of Raha Volunteer/Fire and Rescue Alert Responders) At least 11 houses were damaged while 16 families were displaced in a fire that broke out at the corner of Calamba and Sisa Streets in Sampaloc, Manila on Wednesday, Nov. 1. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP),...
CEBU CITY – Two young siblings died in a fire that razed their house in Barangay Dawis Norte, Carmen town, northern Cebu on Monday night, October 30. The fatalities were identified as Jon, 8, and Jewel Caballes, 5. A HOUSE is cordoned off after it was gutted by fire in which two young siblings...
BATANGAS CITY – Two crew members died and a colleague is missing in a fire that hit a tanker vessel in the sea of Batangas on Sunday morning, October 22. The names of the victims were withheld. A crew survived the incident and was identified as John Michael Alamansa, 26, Barangay Kumintang...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A man was injured in a fire that razed 50 houses in Barangay Baliwasan here on Thursday, October 19. A FIRE hits Barangay Baliwasan, Zamboanga City on Thursday, October 19. (CDRRMO) Investigation showed that the fire started before 11 a.m. in the two-story home of a...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has conceded to the plea of many liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) retailers in the country that their applications for license-to-operate (LTO) be continually processed despite an earlier enforcement of a deadline. The DOE had initially set July 7 this year as the...
BACOLOD CITY – A fire hit a recycling facility in Purok Paho, Barangay Felisa here on Friday, October 13. Damage to property was estimated at P4.2 million. BFP personnel put out a fire in a recycling facility in Barangay Feslisa, Bacolod City on Friday, October 13. (BFP-Bacolod) The Bureau...
Las Piñas Vice-Mayor April Aguilar at the evacuation site/Photo from Las Piñas PIO Las Piñas City Vice-Mayor April Aguilar visited the 43 families who were victims of a recent fire to assess their immediate needs and look after their welfare. The 43 families were victims of a...
DAVAO CITY – A fire hit a popular supermarket here on Thursday night, October 5. Some P150,000 worth of goods were destroyed in the blaze at the fresh section of the NCCC Supermarket Main Magsaysay. Senior Fire Officer 4 Ramil Gillado, Davao City Fire District spokesperson, said that the...
A mother, her two daughters, and a nephew died when a fire razed their house in Taguig on Oct. 5. According to the Taguig City Fire Station, the blaze started at about 3:54 a.m. in a house at No. 324 Gumamela Street, Katipunan Village in Barangay Western Bicutan. The fire in Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – An elderly Japanese died in a fire that hit his house in Purok Lumboy, Barangay Tabugon, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, October 3. The victim was identified as 80-year-old Gaiji Fukuda. A JAPANESE national was killed in a fire in Barangay Tabugon, Kabankalan City,...
MALVAR, Batangas – Six stalls were gutted by a fire in Barangay Bulihan, this town, on Sunday night, October 1. Police identified the stall occupants as Edison Umali, Mhean Umali, Belen Umali, Jenepher Ayangco, Liza Garcia, Beverlyn Rosal, and Eric Garcia. The victims were occupants of Bert...
