VINA DEL MAR, Chile -- At least two people died and some 400 homes have been damaged or destroyed in a fire that broke out Thursday in the Chilean seaside resort of Vina del Mar, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency. A forest fire affects the hills of Vina del Mar, where...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has expressed support to President Marcos' call for local government units (LGUs) to have a common set-up of fireworks display areas to ensure public safety this coming New Year. In a press briefing, BFP spokesperson Supt. Analee Atienza said the move is a big...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN A 73-year-old man died while another one was injured in a fire that gutted 75 houses on Mabolo Street in Barangay Maysilo, Malabon City on Thursday, Dec. 22. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the fatality as Norberto Oxima and the injured man as Gene Verona, 63,...
The Civil Service Commission has announced that a total of 12,800 examinees passed the Fire Officer Examination (FOE), Penology Officer Examination (POE), and the Basic Competency on Local Treasury Examination (BCLTE). (Photo courtesy of CSC) According to CSC, a total of 10,115 examinees passed the...
The 10 family members killed in a fire incident that gutted down a residence in Muntinlupa City died of ‘asphyxia by suffocation’, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) City Fire Marshal supt. Eugene Briones said Monday, Dec. 19. Asphyxia is a condition arising when the body is deprived of oxygen,...
Couple Virgilio Ladia, 68, and Clarita Ladia, 65, just arrived in the Philippines from the US one week ago to spend Christmas with their family. Bruger5B A fire engulfing a house in Bruger Subdivision, Putatan, Muntinlupa on Dec. 18 (Muntinlupa City Fire Station) But their lives were cut short when...
At least nine people were reported to have died in a fire that hit a two-storey house in Muntinlupa City on Sunday morning, Dec. 18. Muntinlupa City fire marshall Supt. Eugene Briones said the fatalities were found on the ground floor of the house in Barangay Putatan. At least one person remains...
LYON, France -- Five children including a three-year-old were among 10 people killed when a fire broke out in a seven-storey apartment building in a suburb of the French city of Lyon, the government said Friday. Fourteen people were injured, including four who required emergency treatment, after...
A fire that hit a rubber products factory in Valenzuela City on Wednesday was finally put out after almost two days. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire, which hit the factory on P. Santiago St. in Viente Riales, was raised to first alarm at around 3:21 p.m. It went up to second alarm...
A fire broke out in a one-storey commercial and residential building on Susano Road, Brgy. San Agustin Novaliches, Quezon City on Wednesday, Dec. 14. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire was raised to first alarm at around 11:54 p.m. and was declared under control at around 12:28 a.m....
A fire hit residential area in Barangay Don Bosco, Parañaque City on Monday, Dec. 12. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at a three-story apartment around 3:00 p.m. and immediately spread to nearby houses. The BFP said 30 fire trucks responded as the fire reached...
All public schools were directed by the Department of Education (DepED) to hold unannounced earthquake and fire drills to help increase the awareness of learners and personnel on what to do when natural calamities occur. Students evacuate after the 5.3-magnitude earthquake on Dec. 7, 2022. (Juan...
