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1,537 individuals displaced in Looc fire

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu —  Around 444 families, comprising 1,537 individuals, were displaced by a massive fire that struck two sitios in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City, on Tuesday afternoon, March 12th. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Mandaue City, the fire originated at the residence of Elisita Dinauanao and quickly spread to approximately.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 12th, 2024

Talisay City fire: P3M worth of properties lost, 1 firefighter injured

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least P3 million worth of properties went up in smoke after fire hit a residential area in Sitio Libra, Purok Kamonggay, Barangay Poblacion, Talisay City, Cebu on Wednesday morning. The fire alarm was raised at 8:10 a.m., according to a report by the Talisay City Fire Station.  It burned around.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 24th, 2024

Fire hits PGH main building

Dozens of patients were evacuated after a fire broke out at the main building of the Philippine General Hospital in Manila yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 13th, 2024

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......»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 14th, 2024

3 killed in Philippine residential fire

MANILA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Three women, including a person with disability, died on Sunday night when a fire burned down their house in Rizal province, east of Metro Manila, a firefighter said Monday. John Randolph Baldonado told reporters that the fire broke out before 9 p.m. local time on Sunday from the victims' house and two neighboring homes. He added that it took firefighters less than an hour to extingui.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsFeb 27th, 2024

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.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsFeb 25th, 2024

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.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsFeb 24th, 2024

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 --.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsFeb 24th, 2024

Manila’s Tanduay, Paco fire stations lobbied for restoration

The Tanduay and Paco fire stations in Manila – both presumed to be in existence for over a hundred years – might see a better future as the Bureau of Fire Protection’s National Capital Region office plans to lobby for their restoration......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 21st, 2024

BFP-NCR plans to modernize Manila’s American-era fire stations

The Bureau of Fire Protection-National Capital Region (BFP-NCR) is planning to modernize fire stations in Manila that were built during the time the United States occupied the country......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

Remains of 2 Filipino seafarers still in cargo vessel — Cacdac

MANILA, Philippines — The remains of the two Filipino seafarers who died from the missile strike in the Gulf of Aden were left in the ill-fated carrier vessel True Confidence, Migrant Workers Officer-in-Charge Hans Leo Cacdac said on Friday. Cacdac, in a radio interview, said True Confidence caught fire after the deadly Houthi missile strike. “Yung labi.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 9th, 2024

Fire hits commercial building

A fire broke out at a commercial building along Malingap street in Barangay Teachers’ Village East in Diliman, Quezon City on Saturday night......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 25th, 2024

Fire hits Caloocan

At least two houses were destroyed in a fire at the intersection of Papaya and Republika streets in Caloocan City before dawn yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 23rd, 2024

Talisay fire razes P1.2 million worth of properties, displaces 23 families

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A fire that hit a residential area in Sitio Tugas, Barangay Dumlog, Talisay City, Cebu on Wednesday, April 24, resulted to the loss of properties pegged to be worth P1.2 million. Firefighters responded to a fire in the barangay reported at around 5:47 p.m. on Wednesday. READ MORE: IN THE KNOW:.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

2 dead, 9 injured in Philippine capital fire

MANILA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Two people died and nine were injured in a fire that gutted a residential area in the Philippine capital on Monday afternoon, the Bureau of Fire Protection said. The bureau said the fire, which broke out around 12:45 p.m. local time, took the lives of two female residents. The bureau added that five residents were injured, including a 60-year-old male and a 55-year-old female.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

2 children dead in Philippine fire

MANILA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Philippine police reported Friday that two children died in a fire after they were trapped inside their hut in Cavite province, south of Manila. Police said the fire gutted the siblings, the four-year-old girl and her three-year-old brother, around 3 p.m. local time Thursday. The children's 22-year-old mother told investigators that she left the siblings in the house to gather.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

San Juan to honor fire volunteer

The city council of San Juan is finalizing a resolution honoring the “ultimate sacrifice” of 25-year-old fire volunteer Chasper Kennet Oliver, who died while responding to a fire that struck Barangay Batis on Tuesday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

Sambag 2 fire: P7.5M and counting

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The massive fire that hit a densely populated area in Brgy. Sambag 2 here on Monday afternoon, April 8, has not yet been extinguished. But the blaze has already gobbled up at least P7.5 million in properties. According to the latest report from the Cebu City Fire Station, firefighters have yet.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 8th, 2024

Go extends aid to Muntinlupa fire victims

In observance of Fire Prevention Month, Sen. Bong Go and his Malasakit Team distributed aid on March 21 to almost 1,000 families in Alabang, Muntinlupa who were affected by a recent fire......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 25th, 2024

Go aids Davao fire victims

In observance of Fire Prevention Month, Sen. Bong Go has emphasized the importance of safeguarding homes against fire risks......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 4th, 2024