YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Cameroon's government said Sunday that 16 people were killed in a fire caused by fireworks in a nightclub in the capital Yaounde, the tragedy occurring as the nation hosts the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament. "The initial report shows 16 dead and eight...
A fire burned down three houses in Pateros early morning on Wednesday, Jan. 19. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Pateros, they received a phone call from a concerned citizen about the fire, which started at about 5:23 a.m. in Sitio Pagkakaisa on Ragas Street in Barangay Sta. Ana....
A fire razed two establishments inside a subdivision in Barangay Putatan, Muntinlupa on Jan. 15. The Muntinlupa City Fire Station responded to an industrial fire at Block 1 Lot 10 Rupee St., Villa Carolina Subdivision. The fire in Barangay Tunasan, Muntinlupa (Muntinlupa Firefighters) Firefighters...
Around 100 houses were destroyed by a fire that hit Phase 1, Purok 12, Barangay Payatas, in Quezon City on Monday night, Jan. 10. One resident, identified as Carlos Tapas, 32, sustained minor injuries. The blaze was raised to first alarm at around 6:08 p.m. and to second alarm at 6:23 p.m., the...
The satellite offices of the Muntinlupa City government at Starmall Alabang, which was hit by a fire last Jan. 8, temporarily stopped operations. According to the city government, the satellite offices which stopped operations starting on Jan. 10 are the Muntinlupa Persons with Disability Affairs...
It took 245 fire trucks and 1,082 firefighters to put out the blaze that hit a popular shopping mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa last Jan. 8. A fire hit the Starmall Alabang shopping mall with the first alarm raised by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Muntinlupa at 3:40 a.m. on Jan. 8. BFP personnel...
The management of Starmall Alabang has released its statement regarding a fire that hit the shopping mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa on Jan. 8. A BFP fire truck and Muntinlupa City government water tanker at Starmall Alabang on Jan. 8 (Photo courtesy of Nora Dinglasan Ortinez) Here is the full...
A fire hit a shopping mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa on Jan. 8. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Muntinlupa, the fire hit Starmall Alabang, a five-level mall, past 3 a.m. and the first alarm was raised at 3:40 a.m. The second alarm was raised at 4:03 a.m. and the third at 4:49 a.m....
DALIAN, China-- A fire that broke out Friday in an underground area below a market in northeast China's Dalian City has left nine people dead, local authorities said. The accident happened at 11:11 a.m. Friday, and the open fire was put out at 1:00 p.m. One fireman, among the nine victims, was dead...
The East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) in Quezon City admitted only two people with minor fireworks-related injuries on Saturday, Jan. 1. According to a report by DZBB Super Radyo, the victims were a 12-year old girl and a 46-year old woman. An explosion from a rocket firework grazed the 12-year old...
A couple and their five-month-old baby died in a fire that hit a house at Malonzo Compound, Fourth Avenue, Brgy. 49, Caloocan City, on Saturday, January 1. The Bureau of Fire Protection Public Information Office (BFP-PIO) identified the victims as Joseph Hernandez, 19, Ashia Robil,19, and their...
The head of the Quezon City Fire District appealed to the public on Friday night to shun all activities that could potentially start fire incidents and may lead to damage in properties--and even death. In an exclusive interview, Quezon City District Fire Director Senior Supt. Gary Alto stressed the...
