The Manila City Government, through its Department of Social Welfare (MDSW), has distributed aid and other forms of assistance to residents affected by the huge fire that hit a residential area in Gates 9, 10, 11, and 12 of Parola Compound in Tondo on Friday, March 6. MDSW Director Jay Dela Fuente...
A huge fire in Parola, Tondo and protest actions in front of the US Embassy along Roxas Boulevard in Manila caused heavy traffic in the area on Friday, March 6. The Manila Police District (MPD) said traffic management and police visibility operations were deployed at around 9:20 a.m. near the U.S....
A fire destroyed houses and affected about 16 families in Barangay Central Bicutan, Taguig on March 5. The Taguig City Fire Station reported that the blaze started from the second floor of a two-storey house on Bonifacio Street in Central Bicutan at about 9:14 a.m. Firefighters raised the first...
A total of 349 families reportedly lost their homes in a huge fire that hit a residential area in Gate 10, Parola Compound, Tondo, Manila, early Friday morning, March 6. According to the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), the fire started at around 1:18 a.m. and quickly...
A fire broke out in a residential area along Sampaguita Street, Kahilom I, Barangay 871 in Pandacan, Manila late Thursday night, March 5, prompting the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to raise the alarm to second alarm. Initial reports said the blaze started in the densely populated community,...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-nine houses were destroyed in a fire in Barangay 2 here on Thursday, March 5. Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, said that 20 houses were totally and nine were partially damaged. The fire broke out at 1:15 p.m. and quickly spread as most houses were made of light...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police are investigating the possibility of arson in a fire at the public market here last Thursday, Feb.26. Mayor Khymer Olaso said video footage captured a young boy running outside the market minutes after the fire broke out. Police are identifying the boy considered as key to...
The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) is spearheading this year’s observance of Fire Prevention Month as the dry season sets in and temperatures begin to rise, heightening the risk of fire incidents across the province. The Provincial Government of Bulacan said...
A fire broke out at a warehouse compound along Cabral Street, Maysan Road, Barangay Maysan, Valenzuela City, on Monday, March 2. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) -Valenzuela, the fire started at 2:37 p.m. and was raised to the second alarm at 2:48 p.m. It quickly escalated to the...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya has visited families displaced by a fire on Friday to assess their condition and assured them of support from the city government. He thanked the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for providing relief to residents. Bacolod Rep. Albee Benitez...
A total of 23 families were affected after a fire tore through a row of closely built homes along Obrero Street in Barangay 898, Punta, Sta. Ana, Manila, on Sunday evening, March 1, leaving at least 10 houses destroyed and 13 others partially damaged, based on initial assessment. The fire started...
The Cainta Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) on Saturday, Feb. 28, received a new rescue vehicle from the local government of Cainta, Rizal, to strengthen the city’s emergency response as Fire Prevention Month kicked off on March 1. Cainta Mayor Kit Nieto said the BFP requested the vehicle from...
