MORE than 200 houses were destroyed in a fire that hit Barangays West Habog-Habog and San Juan in Molo District, Iloilo City on Saturday, January 28, 2023. (Iloilo City PIO) ILOILO CITY – More than 200 houses were razed in a fire that hit a residential area here before dawn Saturday, Jan. 28. The...
ATIMONAN, Quezon – A bedridden elderly woman died in a fire that razed her house in Barangay Tagbakin here on Thursday night, Jan. 26. Police identified the victim as Wendilena Imperial Fabros, widower. She was alone at home when the fire broke out around 8:50 p.m. The Atimonan Bureau of...
Two persons were hurt in a fire that gutted more or less 10 houses on Villa Maria Street in Bisig ng Kabataan, Brgy. 2, Caloocan City early Wednesday morning, Jan. 25. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the victims as Ronel Pavadora, 25, who sustained laceration on right eyebrow, and a...
A bishop was hurt during a fire that hit an Aglipayan church and several houses on Sampaguita 1 Street in Barangay Apolonio Samson, Quezon City on Monday morning. The Quezon City fire District (QCFD) said the victim, Bishop Slavador Gallester, 58, sustained minor burns on both arms. The QCFD said...
A fire hit a storage facility in Muntinlupa on Jan. 22, damaging P20 million worth of properties. According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the industrial fire happened at the storage facility along Maligaya Street, Tepaurel Compound in Barangay Putatan at about 3:21 p.m. The fire at a storage...
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie "Wes" Gatchalian and Senator Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian distributed on Wednesday, Jan. 18, cash aid to fire victims in Barangay Gen. T. De Leon, Valenzuela City on Saturday, Jan. 14. “Alam kong mabigat po ang pakiramdam na mawalan ng mga kagamitan, pero ang importante...
BACOLOD CITY -- An elderly woman died inside a burning house in Barangay Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The victim was identified as Maulin Amblosa, 70. Based on the initial investigation of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)- Kabankalan, the victim reportedly...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez distributed cash assistance and relief goods to 43 families who were victims of a fire in Sitio Cubic Side, Barangay Merville on Sunday, Jan. 15. Members of the 43 families or about 165 individuals are temporarily being sheltered at Merville Elementary School....
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) distributed hot meals to 200 individuals affected by a residential fire in Bitik, Brgy. Gen. T. De Leon, Valenzuela City. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross The fire, which occurred on Saturday, Jan. 14, reached the first at 12:21 p.m. and was declared fire out at 1:50...
More than 90 families were homeless in a fire that reached third alarm at Bitik Medina Extension, General T. De Leon, Valenzuela City on Saturday, Jan. 14. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the first alarm was declared at 12:16 p.m. The blaze was placed under control at 1:15 p.m....
The San Juan City local government, together with other government agencies, distributed cash assistance and other aid to the victims of the fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Onse on Sunday, Jan. 8. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora and city government officials led the distribution on...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will dispatch over 300 volunteers, fire trucks, and ambulance teams starting Saturday, Jan. 7 to standby for the much anticipated "Walk of Faith" procession in Manila. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross These volunteers will be positioned in four PRC first aid stations...