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...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fire on Friday in one of Seoul 's last-remaining shanty towns burned makeshift houses and forced dozens of residents to flee, but no casualties were immediately reported. Much of the fire was under control about 6 1/2 hours after the blaze broke out in Guryong...
PASUQUIN, Ilocos Norte – A fire gutted the second floor of the old public market here on Thursday morning, destroying several stalls and displacing vendors, authorities said. Acting Fire Senior Insp. Roy Bonoan said the fire started on the western side of the market and was reported to the Bureau...
BAGUIO CITY – The fire that razed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Cordillera regional office originated from its Financial Management Records room, the local Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said Thursday. In a media interview, City Fire Marshal Mark Anthony Dangatan said a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A fire of still unknown origin razed two wooden vessels here on Thursday, Jan. 8. Three people were treated for burns and smoke inhalation. The two vessels were totally razed in the fire that started at 7:46 p.m. Strong winds caused the fire to spread rapidly and engulfed both...
Personnel from the Valenzuela City Police Station (VCPS) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)–Valenzuela rescued a 16-year-old boy who was found in distress on the roof deck of a mall in Barangay Bignay on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Authorities said the minor, a Valenzuela City resident, climbed onto...
BACOLOD CITY – Fire incidents in this highly urbanized city decreased by 31.5 percent, from 295 in 2024 to only 202 in the past year, data from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod City Fire Station on Wednesday showed. Fire Officer 2 Paul Servano, public information officer of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection logged 536 fires here in 2025. Senior Fire Officer 3 Garry Fernandez, BFP-Zamboanga City Intelligence and Investigation chief, said 149 were categorized as structural and 387 were non-structural. Damage to property was placed at P80,883,250....
