Two fires hit Cebu City in 10 hours: P12.7M lost; electrical mishap eyed as cause of fires

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Paul Lauro 12/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Electrical mishap was the possible cause of the two fires that hit Barangays Mambaling and Basak San Nicolas in Cebu City in a span of 10 hours on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. Fire…

Inayawan fire razes 25 houses, displaces 30 families

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An early afternoon fire destroyed 25 houses and displaced at least 30 families in Sitio Isla Verde, Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City on Sunday, May 10, 2020. Fire Officer 2 (FO2) Emerson Arceo of the…

Old electric wires eyed as possible cause of Lahug fire

Alven Marie A. Timtim, Paul Lauro 03/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Old and unchecked electrical wires may have caused the fire that hit a residential area in Sitio Bakilid, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City, this afternoon, March 8, 2020. The afternoon fire razed two houses…

‘Possible arson’ eyed in Panagdait fire that killed 1, razed 25 houses

Alven Marie A. Timtim 01/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A man has been confirmed to have died in an afternoon fire in Barangay Kasambagan that is being investigated as a possible arson by fire investigators. The fire that hit Sitio Panagdait in…

Fire razes 3 houses, damages 1 on Christmas Day in Cebu City

Alven Marie Timtim and Paul Lauro 12/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It should have been a day filled with joyful celebration. But it did not turn out to be that way for four families in Cebu City after they lost their homes to a…

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