Two persons were injured while 20 families were rendered homeless when a fire hit a residential area on St. Joseph Street in Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City on Friday morning. The Bureau of Fire Protection Public Information Office (BFP-NCR PIO) said the blaze reached the first alarm at around...
Workers operate excavators amidst burning garbage after a fire broke out at the Bhalaswa landfill in New Delhi on April 28, 2022. Prakash SINGH / AFP NEW DELHI, India -- Millions sweltered in a dangerous early summer heatwave Thursday across India and Pakistan that has led to power and water...
A mother and her son died in a fire that engulfed their home early Thursday morning, April 28 in Aristocrat Village, Talon Tres, Las Piñas City. The report from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the fatalities as Angelita Supilanas, 44; and Dargie Supilanas, 12. Three individuals...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said welding work started the fire on the fourth floor of Pasay City Hall on Tuesday, April 26. According to initial report, the fire was due to faulty electrical wiring. However, further investigation conducted by BFP Pasay City established that it was caused by...
The Valenzuela City government distributed on Tuesday, April 26, financial assistance to 1,069 families who were affected by the fire incident in Dulong Tangke, Malinta last April 9. Mayor Rex Gatchalian said the families who lost their homes were given P15,000 each while those whose houses were...
VILLASIS, Pangasinan -- A fire believed to have been caused by an unattended candle razed a house at Zone 1, Brgy. Amamperez on Friday, April 21. The charred body of Esperidion Pajarito Jr .59, owner of the house, was found inside his room. The fire broke out at almost midnight and residents...
A fire hit the Uptown Mall in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig for the second time in less than a month. According to the Taguig City Fire Station, the fire hit the Kidzoona indoor playland on the third floor of Uptown Mall, located at the corner of 36th St. and 9th Avenue in BGC, shortly...
A fire razed homes in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City on Friday morning, April 22. According to TXTFIREPhilippines, the fire was raised to 1st alarm at around 3:13 a.m. and was declared under control at around 3:35 a.m. At least 10 houses were damaged by the blaze. As of this posting, no casualties...
A fire incident was reported inside the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City on Wednesday, April 20. Based on a Facebook live of the Quezon City Fire District 5, the fire was reported in the upper section of the coliseum. According to Bureau of Fire Protection Public Information...
Around 20 families or 50 individuals were displaced by a fire that hit nine homes at Mango Street, Purok 3 in Barangay Malanday, Marikina City on Monday morning, April 18. (Photo courtesy of BFP Marikina) According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire reached the first alarm at 10:47...
Fires may be rare, but their consequences are almost always nearly completely devastating. Fire prevention is vital, but insuring against fire is also something everyone should do if they can. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) revealed that there was a 12.9-percent spike in fire incidents from...
A fire gutted a residential area in Dulong Tangke St. in Malinta, Valenzuela City on Saturday afternoon, April 9. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Public Information Office said the blaze was raised to first alarm at 4:39 p.m. and reached second alarm at 5:27 p.m. During the operations to...