MAUBAN, Quezon – Ten houses were destroyed in a four-hour fire in Barangay Sadsaran here on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 23. Police and firefighters responded to the fire at 1:30 p.m. It was put out at about 4 p.m. Residents assisted firefighters through a bucket brigade. The fire spread rapidly as...
JONES, Isabela – The remains of Maryan Pascual Esteban, the lone Filipino fatality in the fire that broke out in Tai Po, Hong Kong on Nov. 26, was brought home to Barangay Santa Isabel, this town, on Sunday. The airplane carrying Esteban’s remains touched down on the runway of the Tuguegarao...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty families or 50 individuals lost their homes in a fire in coastal Purok Tahong, Barangay 2 here on Friday morning, Dec. 19. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod reported that the fire began at 2:12 a.m. and originated from a rental property. The fire that destroyed 26...
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kongers offered flowers and bowed outside a funeral parlor on Friday to pay tribute to a firefighter who was among the 160 people killed by the city 's deadliest fire in decades. Ho Wai-ho lost his life battling the massive blaze that engulfed seven buildings of a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 32-year-old man and an eight-year-old girl were injured in a fire that damaged four houses in Purok Magsungay, Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Thursday, Dec. 18. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod said that the man sustained an abrasion on the left foot and the child...
In meeting Rhodora Alcaraz Tuñacao, the overseas Filipino worker who braved the tragic Tai Po fire in Hong Kong and saved a baby, President Marcos could not help but commend her heroism. "Kanina po ay nakita ko si Rhodora Alcaraz Tuñacao (Earlier, I saw Rhodora Alcaraz Tuñacao)," the President...
BACOLOD CITY – A 34-year-old man set himself on fire after stabbing his 14-year-old nephew to death in Barangay 2, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Dec. 14. Police Lt. Col. Nazer Canja, San Carlos police chief, said that the victim was lying in bed after obtaining gasoline upon the...
A fire broke out in a residential area along Gomez Street in Paco, Manila, on Sunday, Dec. 14, destroying several homes and displacing residents. Authorities said the blaze started at around 11 a.m. and was declared out shortly after 12 noon. The incident occurred in Barangay 822, Paco. According...
Around 20 houses were reportedly damaged after a fire broke out in Barangay San Isidro, Makati City, early Sunday, Dec. 14. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said that the fire was raised to the first alarm at 3:12 a.m. and escalated to the second alarm at 3:35 a.m. Firefighters extinguished the...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-two families lost their homes and seven houses were destroyed in a fire in Barangay 9 here on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, said the blaze totally destroyed five and partially damaged two houses. Forty-one individuals were affected. The...
A lit candle sparked a fire inside a house in Antipolo City, Rizal, killing a three-year-old boy and injuring a senior citizen and another child on Tuesday, Dec. 9. According to the Antipolo City Component Police Station (Antipolo CCPS), the fire started at 12 a.m. inside the victim 's house...
CEBU CITY – A woman who “chose love over fear” went viral online following a dramatic rescue operation during a fire in Mandaue City, Cebu province on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Ei Mei Lee Maningo drew immense praise after ensuring the safety of two pet dogs before escaping a burning building in...
