Fire on Mother’s Day in Alumnos leaves dozens homeless

Paul Lauro, Pegeen Maisie Sararana 05/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Dozens of residents were feared to have lost their homes after a fire struck a residential area in Barangay Basak San Nicolas, Cebu City on Sunday, May 9, the day that everyone celebrates…

Suba fire burns 2 homes, damages 3 others

Immae Lachica 04/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Children playing with fire and electrical shortcircuit are now being looked into by Cebu City fire investigators as possible causes of the Wednesday afternoon fire that burned two homes and damaged three others in Barangay…

Alcantara fire kills 49-year-old woman, a PWD

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Check your houses before you leave them and make sure that things that can potentially start a fire like a cooking fire is properly put out.” Fire Inspector Rex Florido of the Dumanjug…

160 families lose homes in Kalunasan fire

Alven Marie A. Timtim, Paul Lauro 03/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 160 families or 634 individuals lost their homes in a fire that hit a residential area in Sitio Sobostiha, Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City on Tuesday afternoon, March 17, 2020. According…

Be fire conscious, Capitol urges public, businesses

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Following the recent successive fire incidents in Metro Cebu, the Cebu Provincial Board is reminding the public and businesses to be fire conscious at all times. Aside from that, they are also calling on…

Mandaue fire razes 320 houses; P2.4M property lost

Alven Marie A. Timtim, Brian Ochoa, Gerard Francisco, Paul Lauro 02/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A noontime fire razed at least 320 houses in two sitios in Barangay Ibabao-Mandaue City on February 29, 2020. Senior Fire Officer 1 Jade Roble, fire investigator of the Mandaue City Fire Department,…

Alleged link of use of illegal drugs to Barangay Luz fire probed; man detained, released

Alven Marie A. Timtim - CDN Digital 01/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Investigators are checking if the alleged use of illegal drugs has any connection to the the start of the fire that razed at least 60 houses and displaced at least 122 families or 337…

P1M worth of property destroyed after fire razes 60 houses in Barrio Luz

Alven Marie Timtim and Paul Lauro 01/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —A late evening fire destroyed at least 60 houses in a residential area in Sitio Santo Niño 3, Barangay Barrio Luz, Cebu City on Monday, January 13, 2020. Fire Officer 2 Fulbert Navarro of…

Reblocking eyed for fire-hit Sitios Cepadul I, II in Barangay Duljo Fatima

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is planning to reblock the fire site in Sitios Cepadul I and II in Barangay Duljo Fatima following the fire that razed 50 houses on Thursday afternoon, January 2,…

Gallery: Scenes from Duljo-Fatima fire

01/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 70 houses were destroyed by a late afternoon fire in Sitio Cepadol,  Barangay Duljo-Fatima in Cebu City on January 2, 2020. According to Senior Fire Inspector Arnel Abella that the fire…

Family loses home in Mandaue City fire 13 days before Christmas

Norman V. Mendoza 12/13/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — It’s a sad Christmas for the Vasquez family as their home was gutted by fire at 9 p.m. on Thursday, December 12, in Sitio Pagatpatan in Barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City.  Satur Vasquez, 50,…

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