ZAMBOANGA CITY – Properties worth P9 million were destroyed in a three-hour fire in Barangay Tetuan, this city, before dawn Thursday. Supt. Leo Pioquinto, Zamboanga City Fire District marshal, said the fire broke out at 12:31 a.m. on Estrada St. “Fourteen houses were affected, of which 10 were...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - A fire of still undetermined origin hit the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) here on Tuesday morning, Sept. 30. Local fire and rescue units rushed to the scene of the fire along Normal Road in Barangay Baliwasan after the fire was reported at 5:30 a.m. The fire reached...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Twenty-six families were rendered homeless in a fire in Medina Drive in Barangay Tumaga here on Monday, Sept. 29. The 91 fire victims included a person with disability, senior citizens, and several minors. Four vehicles were reportedly damaged by the blaze. The fire started at...
Two cats died after a fire hit a housing unit in Mandaluyong City on Sunday, Sept. 28, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. According to the BFP, the fire that hit the residential building along Boni Avenue corner Ligaya Street, started at around 3:11 p.m. The fire was declared out a few...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) in this highly urbanized city has started disbursing P2.9-million worth of financial assistance to 290 families displaced by a recent fire in Barangay 27 here. A total of 144 families, whose houses were completely destroyed,...
A fire broke out inside the compound of the Philippine National Police–Explosives and Ordnance Division/Canine Group (EOD/K9) inside Camp Crame, Quezon City on Wednesday, Sept. 24. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze was discovered at 12:41 a.m., prompting fire...
BACOLOD CITY – Eighty-one houses were destroyed by a fire in Greenville Bato, Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Sept. 22. A report from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-San Carlos said 77 houses were totally and four were partially damaged. A concerned resident...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported a fire in Sta. Cruz, Manila, on Monday night, Sept. 22. According to the BFP, the blaze that hit Eng Hong Building along San Vicente corner Tomas Pinpin Street started at 9:07 p.m. The second alarm was quickly raised at 9:09 p.m., the third alarm at...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city is seeking the assistance of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to facilitate the city’s plan to secure the ownership of a 7,787-square-meter property in Barangay 27 ravaged by fire earlier this month. Mayor Greg Gasataya...
Thirteen individuals were injured in a fire that broke out inside a condominium unit in Barangay Tandang Sora, Quezon City on Monday, Sept. 22. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to the 1st alarm at 5:01 a.m. and was escalated to the 2nd alarm at 5:02 a.m. The...
A motel was vandalized by several masked rallyists along Recto Avenue in Manila as anti-corruption protests continued in parts of the city on Sunday, Sept. 21. According to authorities, the protesters threw rocks and debris at the glass windows and doors of the motel. Four men allegedly entered the...
A 29-year-old man was arrested for allegedly setting his neighbor’s house on fire in Rodriguez, Rizal, on Friday, Sept. 19. According to the Rodriguez Municipal Police Station (MPS), the suspect, identified as “Michael,” was arrested after a complaint was filed by the daughter of the owner of...
