ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas has ordered the Office of the Building Official (OBO), the Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO), and the Boarding House Commission to step up the inspection of boarding houses following a fire here that killed two persons here recently. AN aerial photo of...
BACOLOD CITY – Ten houses were destroyed in a fire in Ditching Subdivision, Barangay V, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Monday, February 19. A FIRE razes 10 houses in Barangay V, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Monday, February 19. (Photo courtesy of Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade)...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 72-year-old woman died in a fire that razed four houses in Barangay 2, Catbalogan City, Samar on Tuesday, February 20. The victim was identified as Jovita Norombaba Lapara. Lapara went back to get her money and other important belongings from the second floor of her house....
ILOILO CITY – A 26-year-old call center agent and a 21-year-old college student died in a boarding house fire in Barangay San Nicolas La Paz District here on Sunday afternoon, February 18. AN aerial photo of the February 18 fire in Barangay San Nicolas, La Paz, Iloilo City, that killed two...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Families affected by a fire in Barangay Nazareth here on February 15 have appealed for financial aid or construction materials to enable them to rebuild their houses. FAMILIES affected by a fire in Barangay Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City temporarily stay in tents at the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 15-year-old boy died in a fire that razed four houses in Hacienda Josefa Una, Barangay Blumentritt, Murcia, Negros Occidental before dawn on Saturday, February 17. Arson probers withheld the name of the fatality, a Grade 10 student. A 15-year-old boy was killed in a fire that...
MANAOAG, Pangasinan – A fire destroyed eight stalls selling religious articles at Gate 2 of the Minor Basilica of the Our Lady of Manaoag here on Thursday night, February 15. SMOKE rises from burning stalls at the Minor Basilica of the Our Lady of Manaoag in Manaoag, Pangasinan on...
CEBU CITY – Thirty-five houses and stores were razed and two others were damaged in a fire in a residential area in Barangay Pahina Central here on Valentine’s Day. SEVERAL houses and parked vehicles were destroyed by a fire in Barangay Pahina Central, Cebu City on Valentine’s Day....
SAN LUIS, Batangas – An 85-year-old man was burned to death while cleaning his backyard in Barangay Taliba here on Tuesday afternoon, February 13. Police identified the victim as Sofronio Atienza Marasigan. Investigation said the octogenarian was burning garbage in his backyard when the fire...
BACOLOD CITY – An unattended candle resulted in a fire that hit six houses in Purok Providence, Barangay Sum-ag here on Sunday, February 11. Senior Fire Officer 4 Jereck Barbas, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod ground commander, said that three houses were partially damaged and three...
BACOLOD CITY – Thirteen houses were hit by a fire on San Juan St., Purok Kagaykay, Barangay 2 here on Wednesday, February 7. FIREMEN put out a fire in Barangay 2, Bacolod City on Wednesday, February 7. (Photo courtesy of BFP-Bacolod) According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 14-story residential tower under construction within the 34-hectare township of Upper East Megaworld in Barangay 41 here was hit by a fire on Thursday, February 1. FIREMEN battle a blaze at Upper East Megaworld in Barangay 41, Bacolod City on Thursday, February 1. (Photo...
