ZAMBOANGA CITY – About 1,000 families were displaced by a four-hour fire that hit a coastal barangay in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi province on Tuesday. The municipal government of Bongao has mobilized resources and sought assistance from other government agencies to support victims. The local government...
A fire that broke out at a residential building in Sta. Cruz, Manila, on Tuesday night, Feb. 3, reached second alarm before being declared under control at 7:44 p.m., authorities said. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, the blaze was first raised to first alarm at 7:11 p.m. and escalated...
A roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel carrying 125 individuals caught fire while traversing the waters off Surigao Strait which injured three crew members, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The PCG said MV Maria Felisa encountered a fire inside its engine compartment while en...
CAVITE – Around 60 families were displaced by a fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Talaba 2 in Bacoor City at 1:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 30. Mayor Strike Revilla said the fire reached the second alarm at 1:42 a.m. and was declared under control at 2:08 a.m. The flames were fully...
A fire broke out at a supermarket along Belfast Avenue corner Quirino Highway in Barangay Pasong Putik, Novaliches, Quezon City, on Wednesday, Jan. 28. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at around 4:44 a.m. and was raised to the second alarm at 4:46 a.m. The blaze escalated...
A motor yacht caught fire off Tingloy, Batangas on Tuesday morning, Jan. 27, the Philippine Coast Guard said (PCG). Seven crew members of motor yacht “M/Y Allusive” were rescued by concerned individuals after the vessel went up in flames while sailing in waters off Tingloy. Based on the initial...
BACOLOD CITY – Thirty-five families were homeless and 16 houses were destroyed in two fires here on Sunday and Monday. The first fire at 4:40 p.m. on Sunday in Purok 3 Batad, Sitio Magsungay, Barangay Singcang-Airport affected five families or 13 individuals and destroyed three houses. Damage to...
TACLOBAN CITY – A school principal was killed in a fire that hit his home in Barangay Malihao, Hinabangan, Samar, on Saturday morning. The victim was identified as Dolfo, 58. A housemate noticed smoke from the victim’s room and observed a thick smudge on the door frame. The housemate called the...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-seven houses were destroyed in a fire on Saturday afternoon in Barangay 10 here. Fire Insp. Jemarie Tapiru, deputy city fire marshal, said the fire was reported at 2:19 p.m. and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) responded immediately. Due to strong winds and huge flames,...
Two senior citizens, a 70-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man, were killed in a fire that hit a residential area at the corner of D. Gomez Street and Sandico Street in Barangay Tejeros, Makati City, early Saturday morning, Jan. 24, Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay confirmed. According to the Bureau...
ILIGAN CITY – More than 100 families were displaced by a fire on Thursday afternoon in Barangay Saray here. The City Social Welfare and Development Office said 114 families were affected by the fire. No casualties were reported but while six persons were injured. Sixty-two houses made of light...
About 172 families who lost their homes in the fire that hit a residential area in Barangay 607, Bagumbayan, Bacood, Sta. Mesa, Manila received aid from the Manila City government on Thursday, Jan. 22. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso, together with Vice Mayor Chi Atienza and officials...
