Fire razes 5 houses, partially damages 6 others
Fire razes 5 houses, partially damages 6 others.....»»
Xinhua world news summary at 0630 GMT, Feb. 28
MANILA -- A 60-year-old father, a 54-year-old mother, and their two sons, aged 14 and 12, died in a fire that gutted over a dozen houses in Cebu City in the central Philippines, a city firefighter said Wednesday. Wendell Villanueva of the city fire office said the victims were in deep sleep when the fire broke out shortly before 2 a.m. local time on Tuesday. (Philippines-Fire-Death) - - - - WASHING.....»»
4 dead, 8 injured in central Philippine fire
MANILA, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- A 60-year-old father, a 54-year-old mother, and their two sons, aged 14 and 12, died in a fire that gutted over a dozen houses in Cebu City in the central Philippines, a city firefighter said Wednesday. Wendell Villanueva of the city fire office said the victims were in deep sleep when the fire broke out shortly before 2 a.m. local time on Tuesday. A daughter of the couple who.....»»
Cebu Daily Newscast: Consolacion, Cebu factory fire destroys P17.5M worth of property
Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast to know the latest news in and out of Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Thursday, May 16. Consolacion, Cebu factory fire destroys P17.5M worth of property A fire razed a factory in Barangay Pulpogan in Consolacion town in northern Cebu on Wednesday, May 15, causing damages worth.....»»
Bucana fire damages house and 3 establishments
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 February) – One house and three establishments were destroyed by fire in Barangay 76-A Bucana Davao City at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. Capt. Hazel Tuazon, spokesperson for Davao City Police Office (DCPO), said the fire started from the two-story house of Michelle Bolos, a 43-year-old businesswoman, and immediately spread to adjacent establishments. […].....»»
NEWS BRIEFS | 1 June 2024
Fire destroys 20 houses in CDO A fire broke out in an urban-poor section near the Agora bus terminal in Barangay Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City Friday night, burning 20 houses and leaving 20 families homeless. Fire Inspector Kyle Lauzon, Cagayan de Oro Fire Department spokesperson said the fire that broke out at 10:44 pm […].....»»
2 houses in Talisay City catch fire
2 houses in Talisay City catch fire.....»»
Dawn fire hits 4 houses in Cebu City; 1 more razed in Argao town
Dawn fire hits 4 houses in Cebu City; 1 more razed in Argao town.....»»
Fire guts 30 houses in Talisay City
Fire guts 30 houses in Talisay City.....»»
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.....»»
El Niño in CV: 4K farmers suffer P120M in damages
El Niño in CV: 4K farmers suffer P120M in damages.....»»
308 mln USD stolen in investment, romance scams in 2023 in Japan
TOKYO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The amount of money stolen in investment scams perpetrated via social media and in online romance scams in Japan totaled 45.52 billion yen (about 308 million U.S. dollars) in 2023, police data showed on Thursday. In 2023, damages from investment frauds using Facebook, Instagram and other social media means amounted to 27.79 billion yen in 2,271 cases reported to police, while damages f.....»»
Kabankalan City assesses damages of dry spell
Kabankalan City assesses damages of dry spell.....»»
SC: Disini estate to pay P100 million damages for BNPP
The Supreme Court has affirmed with finality its decision ordering the estate of late businessman Herminio Disini to pay the government damages for the US $2.3 billion mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in Morong, Bataan......»»
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......»»
DSWD continues cash aid payout for quake-hit families in Sarangani
Families from Malapatan town in Sarangani, whose houses were partially damaged by the 6.8 magnitude tremor that struck the province, wait for their turn to receive their emergency cash transfer (ECT) from personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office-12 ( SOCCSKSARGEN) at Barangay Lun Masla on Tuesday (January 23). DSWD […].....»»