Several houses were destroyed after a fire hit a residential area in Barangay Rosario, Pasig City Monday night, June 30. According to Fire Alert Metro Manila, the fire incident in Ramos Village, East Bank started at around 8 p.m. and quickly reached the second alarm. The third alarm was raised at...
BACOLOD CITY – An elderly couple was killed in a fire that razed their two-story house in Barangay Taculing here before dawn on Monday, June 30. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod identified the fatalities as Edison, 80, and his wife Emelyn, 81. Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire...
A 46-year-old woman sustained minor burns in her right knee during a fire that hit a residential area in BFD Compound, Barangay. Central, Quezon City on Saturday evening, June 28. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to 1st alarm at 7:58 p.m. and escalated to 2nd...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is aiming to complete a new four-storey school building within a year in Quezon City to replace a facility destroyed by fire. DPWH–Quezon City 1st District Engineer Arturo L. Gonzales Jr. said the agency has finalized the preliminary draft of...
TACLOBAN CITY – A fire hit the Pawing National High School in Barangay Pawing, Palo, Leyte on Wednesday night, June 18. The fire destroyed the Junior High School faculty room, five Grade 9 classrooms, and a makeshift canteen. The Bureau of Fire Protection-Palo declared the fire under control at...
BACOLOD CITY – A 51-year-old laborer was killed in a fire that destroyed his house in Hacienda Navidad, Barangay Caduha-an, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, June 17. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Cadiz identified the victim as Allan. Police said that a co-worker of the victim...
President Marcos has tasked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to reconstruct the school building hit by fire in Quezon City last Sunday, June 15. Marcos said the reconstruction of the building will also include an upgrade, making the two-storey fire-damaged building in San...
One day before the opening of classes, a fire hit an elementary school in Barangay Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City on Sunday morning, June 15. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to the 1st alarm at 11:00 a.m. and escalated to the 2nd alarm at 11:03 a.m. The blaze was...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) has released P4.19 million in aid to restore part of a school in Alimodian town, Iloilo province damaged by a fire on June 2. DepEd Undersecretary Atty. Peter Irving C. Corvera led the turnover of a check for the Alimodian National Comprehensive...
The Makati City government acquired three highly-advanced firefighting robots as alternative to fire suppression and rescue efforts, especially in high-risk incidents such as those involving hazardous materials, thus reducing the risk to rescuers’ lives. Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Monday,...
An alleged piece of plastic trash that fell on an electric post sparked a fire and short circuit along Kalayaan Avenue in Makati City on Friday evening, June 6. The incident was initially reported as a transformer explosion at around 7:30 p.m. However, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) later said...
A warehouse containing stocks of LPG tanks was gutted by a fire in Arty Subdivision, Barangay Marulas, Valenzuela City on Friday afternoon, June 6. According to TXTFIRE Philppines, the fire started at 1:58 p.m. and was quickly raised to the second alarm at 2:09 p.m. The third alarm was raised at...
