By Diann Calucin Two children died in a fire that hit a residential area at Urrutia Street, Barangay Gen. T. De Leon, Valenzuela City on Monday, Oct. 24. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) report, the bodies of the victims -- two girls aged three and nine -- were found inside their...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The large dome of a grand mosque in Indonesia's capital Jakarta collapsed after a major fire, without causing any casualties. This aerial picture taken on October 20, 2022 shows the smouldering remains of the collapsed dome of the Islamic Centre mosque in Jakarta, which caught...
Officials of the city government of Antipolo distributed school supplies to the children of families whose homes were gutted by a fire on Monday, Oct. 17. Mayor Casimiro "Junjun" Ynares III led city officials in distributing school bags, notebooks, and other school supplies to the fire victims of...
IMUS CITY, Cavite – A bus caught fire along Emilio Aguinaldo Highway in Barangay Palico IV here early morning of Wednesday, Oct. 19. City Government of Imus / MANILA BULLETIN Fire Officer 1 Anna Marie Nato of Imus City Fire Station told the Manila Bulletin that the fire was reported at 5:46...
A fire hit a residential building in Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City early Tuesday morning, Oct. 18. The Quezon City Fire District (QCFD) said the fire that started in a room on the fifth floor of President Tower on Timog Avenue, Barangay South Triangle was raised to first alarm at around 5:05...
The Antipolo City government, together with the Rizal provincial government, distributed assistance to 80 families who lost their homes in a fire that hit Maligaya II, Barangay Mambugan on Monday, Oct. 17. Photo from Gov. Nina Ynares' Facebook In a set of photos posted on Facebook, Rizal Governor...
PARIS, France -- Iran's judiciary authority said Monday that eight prisoners were killed in a fire that raged amid unrest inside Tehran's Evin prison, doubling the previously reported death toll. A picture obtained from the Iranian Mizan News Agency on October 16, 2022 shows damage caused by a fire...
A fire broke out in a residential area in Barangay Tonsuya, Malabon City, early Sunday morning, Oct. 16. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at around 1:50 a.m. It was raised to second alarm at around 1:59 a.m. and escalated to third alarm at around 2:14 a.m. The fire was...
By Diann Calucin Six family members, including three children and a senior citizen, died when a fire gutted their house in Villa Corina Subdivision, Barangay Pasong Tamo, Quezon City on Saturday, Oct. 15. The Quezon City Fire District (QCFD) said the victims -- a 37-year-old-man, a 30-year-old...
ILOILO CITY -- A boarding house and an apartment building were hit by a fire in Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 13. Smoke and fire is seen in Balabag village in Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province Thursday afternoon. (Courtesy Ramon Baculinao) Based...
PLARIDEL, Quezon – Two minor siblings died in a fire that gutted their house in Sitio Libis, Barangay Tanauan here on Thursday, Oct. 6. Police identified the victims as Reynan and Lorenzo dela Cruz. The victims were trapped when the fire broke out at around 4 p.m. Their 22-year-old mother,...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A family of five was injured in a fire that hit a commercial establishment in Barangay Makiling here on Friday, Sept. 30. Police identified the victims as Rolando Oliver, 27, caretaker of the establishment; his wife, Hanna Rose, 27, and their three children. They...
