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...
Two people were injured after a bus on EDSA carousel caught fire in Makati City on Sunday night, Jan. 29. Authorities said the incident occurred past 9 p.m. near the corner of EDSA and Ayala Avenue. According to DZBB report, the bus driver, Roel Salarsa, claimed that he first saw smoke and then...
ILOILO CITY -- The Western Visayas regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-6) extended aid to fire victims in two barangays here. No less than DSWD-6 Regional Director Atty. Carmelo Nochete led the distribution of almost P448,000 worth of relief goods to fire...
Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval visited and sent aid to the families who were affected by the fire that burned two houses in Barangay Muzon, Malabon City on Saturday, Jan. 28. “Nagpaabot po tayo ng ating paunang tulong para sa mga apektado ng sunog sa Barangay Muzon. Ang tala po ng mga...
Two residents were hurt in a fire that affected at least 30 informal settler families (ISFs) on Gumamela Street in Barangay Roxas, Quezon City on Saturday, Jan. 28. Senior Fire Officer 4 Rolando Valena of the Quezon Fire District (QCFD) said a 63-year-old man sustained minor contusions on both arms...
