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...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod recorded a 24.10 percent decrease in fire incidents from 336 in 2022 to 255 in 2023. BFP-Bacolod Fire Chief Insp. Stephen Jardeleza, city fire marshal, said that residential topped the list of structural fires last year with 94, up...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A family of four were killed in a fire that razed their house in Barangay 1 here on Friday, January 26. FOUR people died in a fire in Lucena City, Quezon on Friday, January 26. (DRRMO Lucena) Arson investigators identified the fatalities as Lolit Lubiano, 72; Juanito...
CEBU CITY – Eighty houses were destroyed in an early morning fire in a residential area in Barangay Poblacion, Talisay City, southern Cebu on Wednesday, January 24. The fire started at 8:10 a.m. and was raised to third alarm at 8:23 a.m. as the flames spread quickly since most of the houses...
