Father’s Day fire destroys 15 homes in Jagobiao, Mandaue City; 2 injured

Niña Mae Oliverio and Paul Lauro 06/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two individuals were reported injured as they helped put out the fire that destroyed at least 15 homes in Purok Manga in Barangay Jagobiao, Mandaue City on Sunday, June 18. The incident that…

Electrical misuse may have caused Guizo fire

Norman V. Mendoza 01/21/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—Another case of electrical misuse may have been the cause of the fire that burned down eight stalls in a satellite market in Barangay Guizo, Mandaue City on Tuesday morning January 21, 2020. The fire…

BFP probes cause of Lapu fire which damaged home, firecrackers storage area

Alven Marie A. Timtim 12/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City fire investigators are looking at electrical misuse as possible cause of the fire which damaged a house and a nearby firecrackers storage area in Sitio Kinalumsan, Barangay Canjulao on Saturday, December…

Early morning fire burns down house in mountain barangay of Cebu City

Paul Lauro 09/04/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—A house was burned down in an early morning fire in Sitio Aguakan, Barangay Agsungot, Cebu City on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. Fire Officer 3 Fernando Ivan of the Talamban Fire Station, the investigator on…

Hipodromo fire razes 4 houses, displaces 20 people

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An afternoon fire razed four houses and displaced 20 people in Barangay Hipodromo in Cebu City on Thursday, August 8. Senior Fire Officer 2 Rodifer Comeros, investigator of the case, said the fire…

Ukay-ukay stall damaged by fire in Colon Street

Benjie B. Talisic 02/24/2018

A fire alarm, which raised to second alarm, was responded by the Cebu City Fire Department in Colon Street, Barangay Kalubihan, Cebu City past 4 a.m., Saturday. The fire damaged the stall owned by Sarah Magsingit, who…

Two more fires hit Cebu City and Mandaue

Dominic D. Yasay, Nestle L. Semilla 12/06/2016

A cellphone that was left plugged, purportedly overnight, sparked a blaze that burned four houses, one of them totally, in Bayabas Extension, Barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu City on Tuesday. Cebu City fire investigator SFO2 Roland delos Reyes…

Electrical misuse causes fire in Mandaue

Dominic D. Yasay 12/06/2016

A fire damaged a rented house made of light materials along M.L. Quezon Street in Barangay Maguikay, Mandaue City past 11 a.m. Tuesday. The fire broke out in the house of 43-year-old Aura Reyes, which neighbor believed…

Fire destroys 15 houses, displaces 15 families

Dominic D. Yasay 09/29/2016

At least 15 families were displaced after an afternoon fire destroyed 15 houses in Sitio Quimba, Barangay San Roque, Talisay City about 12 km south of Cebu City yesterday. Chief Insp. Randy Mendaros, investigator of the Talisay…

Two houses destroyed by fire in Banawa

Dominic D. Yasay, Lesley Cara Delos Santos 09/11/2016

Two houses made out of light materials were destroyed by a fire that broke out at Upper Gun Club, Sitio Banawa in Barangay Guadalupe at 10:20 am Sunday. Firefighters said an unplugged electrical appliance caused the fire…

Eight houses damaged by fire in Duljo Fatima

Apple Ta-as 03/22/2016

EIGHT hoùses were damaged by fire in sitio Hoyong-Hoyong, barangay Duljo Fatima in Cebu City early Tuesday morning. Chief Insp. Rogelio Bongabong said the fire was reported at 7 am and was put under control 15 minutes…

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