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Cebu Daily Newscast: Huge fire hits two sitios in Looc, Mandaue City
Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Huge fire hits two sitios in Looc, Mandaue City A fire broke out in two sitios in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City on Tuesday noon, March 12, 2024. The fire hit.....»»
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.....»»
2 injured after fire hits house in Brgy. Labogon, Mandaue City
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two were injured in an early morning fire that broke out in a residential area in Sitio Chicos, Barangay Labogon, Mandaue City early morning on Sunday, March 3. According to a report by the Mandaue City Fire Station, the fire started at around 4:52 a.m. in a house owned by Fortunato.....»»
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.....»»
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.....»»
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.....»»
Pikachu collapses at Panagbenga Festival 2024
A woman in Baguio wearing an inflatable Pikachu costume collapsed during the Panagbenga Festival. .....»»
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......»»
FACT CHECK: Images of Eiffel Tower on fire are AI-generated
The Paris landmark has not been set ablaze. No reports have confirmed the supposed incident......»»
Baltimore bridge collapses after cargo ship rams it
A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore almost entirely collapsed Tuesday after being struck by a cargo ship, sending multiple vehicles and up to 20 people plunging into the harbor below. Dramatic footage shows a container ship hitting a footing of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, sending the steel-built structure into the Patapsco.....»»
34 injured as church floor collapses in Philippines
MANILA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-four people were injured after the second floor of a packed Roman Catholic Church in Bulacan province, north of Manila, collapsed on Wednesday, a disaster-response official said. Gina Ayson, head of the San Jose del Monte City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, said the accident occurred in the morning as Catholics packed the church to celebrate Ash Wednesday. Ay.....»»
34 injured as church floor collapses in Philippines
MANILA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-four people were injured after the second floor of a packed Roman Catholic Church in Bulacan province, north of Manila, collapsed on Wednesday, a disaster-response official said. Gina Ayson, head of the San Jose del Monte City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, said the accident occurred in the morning as Catholics packed the church to celebrate Ash Wednesday. Ay.....»»
Sinulog performer injured after LED wall collapses in CCSC
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Sinulog performer was rushed to a hospital after a light-emitting diode (LED) wall collapsed while they were rehearsing for the Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) on Thursday, January 11. The contingent from Brgy. Banilad, Cebu City was doing the group’s blocking on stage.....»»
Conson, ‘hero’ neighbor during Looc fire
Conson, ‘hero’ neighbor during Looc fire.....»»
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:.....»»
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.....»»
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.....»»
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......»»
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.....»»