A man was injured in a fire that hit an industrial area at Primo Rivera St. corner Yague St., Brgy. Tejeros in Makati City Friday afternoon, Feb. 10. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at 4:25 p.m. and reached the third alarm at 4:39 p.m. Firefighters extinguished...
The fire that razed a bus terminal on Time Square St., Araneta City, Barangay Socorro, Quezon City on Thursday, Feb. 9, causing around P245,000,000 damage to property reignited on Friday afternoon, Feb. 10, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. The BFP said that the rekindled fire started...
Around 10 houses were razed by a fire in Alvarez corner Natividad Streets in Barangay 316, Santa Cruz, Manila on Friday morning, Feb. 10. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to the first alarm at 7:18 a.m. and to the second alarm at 7:24 a.m. The fire was put under...
A forest fire approaches the town of Chiguayante, in the province of Concepcion, Chile, early on February 9, 2023. Forecasts of persistent high temperatures and strong winds bode ill Wednesday, February 8, 2023, for drought-stricken Chile as dozens of forest fires -- several of them deadly --...
Two women died after their two-storey house on Avelino Alley, J. Francisco, Brgy. Krus Na Ligas, Quezon City was gutted by fire early Thursday morning, Feb. 9. The Quezon City Fire District (QCFD) said that the victims, a 40-year-old woman and her daughter, 17-18 years old, were both trapped inside...
A fire razed a part of a wood factory compound on Sunday, Feb. 5, in Parañaque City. According to the Parañaque Emergency Local Operations Center (ELO), the fire started at the facility located along Barangay San Antonio in Dr. A. Santos Avenue around 11:22 p.m. and quickly reached the first...
SEN. Imee Marcos addresses residents displaced by a massive fire in Molo, Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Sen. Imee Marcos over the weekend said she will work to provide housing for more than 300 families displaced by a fire in Barangays San Juan and West Habog-Habog in Molo District here...
CEBU CITY – Thirty-four houses were razed while four others were damaged in a fire that hit Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu before dawn on Saturday, Feb. 4. RESIDENTS of Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City return to check their houses following a fire before dawn on Saturday, Feb. 4. (Photo...
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chile has declared a state of disaster in several central-southern regions after a devastating heat wave sparked forest fires that left at least 13 people dead, authorities said Friday. More than 100 homes have been affected and 47,000 hectares of forest destroyed since the fires...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte visited on Thursday night, Feb. 2, the victims of fire in Barangay Apolonio Samson in the city last Wednesday, Feb. 1. Belmonte and the City Social Services Development Department (SSDD) checked the situation and distributed financial assistance to the affected...
A total of 20 families or 79 individuals were affected in a fire that gutted seven houses along Road 1, Pampanga Street, Barangay 180 in Tondo, Manila on Friday, Feb 3. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) report, the fire that started at 1:35 p.m. was extinguished at 2:24 p.m. on...
A fire broke out in a residential area at Toctocan Street, Barangay Apolonio Samson, Quezon City on Wednesday afternoon, Feb.1. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said that fire was raised to first alarm at around 2:05 p.m. and went up to second alarm at around 2:26 p.m. The fire reached the third...
