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Pre-dawn fire in Philippine capital kills 1
MANILA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A 59-year-old man died in a pre-dawn fire that gutted a house in the Philippine capital Manila on Saturday, a firefighter officer said. Ronaldo Sanchez, marshal at Navotas City Fire Station, said the fire broke out at around 3 a.m. local time and trapped the victim on the second floor of the three-story house. Sanchez added that the victim was fast asleep when the fire spread,.....»»
Guadalupe fire: Unattended cooking, electrical short circuit eyed as possible causes
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Fire investigators are considering unattended cooking and electrical short circuit as the possible causes of the fire that broke out in a roadside home in Brgy. Guadalupe, Cebu City on Thursday. Senior Fire Officer 2 (SFO2) Wendell Villanueva, the public information officer of the Cebu City Fire Station (CCFS), said they.....»»
BFP-Mandaue reminds public to be fire-conscious
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Bureau of Fire Protection in Mandaue City (BFP-Mandaue) is reminding residents to be fire-conscious during the opening of Fire Prevention Month in the city on Friday, March 1. BFP-Mandaue Fire Marshal Chief Inspector Arnel Abella said that fires recorded in the city usually involve electric wires, unattended cooking, and failure.....»»
Barili fire destroys 5 fruit stalls outside town’s public market
CEBU CITY, Philippines — An evening fire destroyed five fruit stalls outside the Barili Public Market in Barangay Poblacion, Barili town in southwestern Cebu at past 8 p.m. today, Friday, January 12. According to Fire Officer 1 (FO1) Kim Miñoza, investigator of the Barili Fire Station, in a report, that the fire was reported at.....»»
Fire razes 9 classrooms, principal’s office in Sapangdaku school
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A Thursday dawn fire burned down at least nine classrooms and a principal’s office in a school in a mountain barangay here. Firefighters in Cebu City responded to the alarm raised at Napo Elementary School in Brgy. Sapangdaku, Cebu City at 2:56 a.m. The blaze hit one of the school buildings,.....»»
Fire razes San Fernando, La Union public market
A six-hour fire destroyed the public market in this city at dawn yesterday......»»
Fire razes huge portion of San Fernando City, La Union public market
A thorough probe was launched into what caused the fire that turned the wet section of the San Fernando City, La Union public market into ashes early Thursday......»»
1,000 families homeless in Tondo fire
An estimated 1,000 families were left homeless in a fire that consumed reportedly half of the slum community of Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, Manila for over nine hours on Wednesday......»»
Navotas fire: 1 dead, 15 families homeless
A 59-year-old man died and 15 families were left homeless after a fire hit a residential area in Navotas City on Saturday......»»
600 families homeless in Tondo fire
A fire broke out at a neighborhood composed mostly of shanties in Tondo, Manila on Thursday night, leaving at least 600 families homeless......»»
300 families homeless in Quezon City fire
At least 300 families were left homeless after a fire hit a shantytown in Quezon City on Friday......»»
120 families homeless in Quezon City fire
At least 120 families were displaced yesterday after a fire razed a slum area in Quezon City......»»
40 families homeless in Pasay fire
At least 40 families lost their homes while two people were injured after a fire broke out in a residential area in Pasay City on Friday night......»»
50 families homeless in Muntinlupa fire
At least 50 families were left homeless after a fire broke out at a residential area in Muntinlupa City on Wednesday night......»»
Pandacan fire leaves 600 families homeless
At least 600 families were left homeless when a fire broke out at a residential area in Pandacan, Manila yesterday......»»
2 dead in Philippine capital fire
MANILA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Two people have died in a fire that engulfed over 50 houses in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, the Bureau of Fire Protection said Thursday. Firefighter Jess Lawrence Acoba told reporters that the victims were trapped in the flame that broke out at around 11:53 p.m. local time on Wednesday. He said one of the victims is a female, and the other one has yet to be identified......»»
Brgy 34-D fire yields P525K damages
THE Bureau of Fire Protection-Davao (BFP-Davao) disclosed in their initial assessment that the two-hour fire that razed around 20 houses in Barangay 34-D has yielded an estimated P525,000 worth of damage......»»
2 dead in residential fire in Philippine capital
MANILA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Two people died after a fire gutted a crowded residential community in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, the city's disaster risk reduction and management office said Saturday. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the victims, a woman and her son, were trapped when flame engulfed their home and 20 other houses in the neighborhood on Friday night. It added that it took firefighters.....»»
2 dead in residential fire in Philippine capital
MANILA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Two people died after a fire gutted a crowded residential community in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, the city's disaster risk reduction and management office said Saturday. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the victims, a woman and her son, were trapped when flame engulfed their home and 20 other houses in the neighborhood on Friday night. It added that it took firefighters.....»»
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Feb. 24
MANILA -- Two people died after a fire gutted a crowded residential community in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, the city's disaster risk reduction and management office said Saturday. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the victims, a woman and her son, were trapped when flame engulfed their home and 20 other houses in the neighborhood on Friday night. (Philippines-Fire-Death) - - - - SINGAPORE --.....»»