Monday afternoon fire razes 2 houses in Tangke, Talisay

by Paul Lauro 12/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two houses were burned down after a fire struck a residential area in Talisay City on Monday afternoon, December 16. The fire occurred at Purok Anduhaw, Sitio Ratan in Brgy. Tangke in Talisay…

Bantayan, Cebu: Sunday morning fire razes properties worth P2M

Futch Anthony Inso 12/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines- More than P2 million worth of properties were destroyed in a fire that broke out in a commercial area in Brgy. Binaobao in Bantayan town in northern Cebu. The fire alarm was reported at…

Wildfire tears through Malibu, thousands told to flee

Agence France Presse 12/11/2024

MALIBU, United States — A ferocious fire tore through Malibu on Tuesday, destroying homes and forcing thousands to evacuate one of the most sought-after areas in the United States. Multi-million-dollar properties, some owned by Hollywood celebrities, were…

Cebu City fire destroys 16 houses, displaces 132 individuals

Futch Anthony Inso and Paul Lauro 12/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A morning fire destroyed 21 houses and left 132 individuals homeless in Gabuya Street, Sitio Apple, Barangay Cogon Pardo, Cebu City on Friday, December 6. According to an updated list of persons affected…

Fire burns down 60 houses in Talisay City, Cebu

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 11/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 60 houses were burned down as a result of a fire that hit Brgy. Cansolong in Talisay City, Cebu on Friday morning, November 29. The blaze also destroyed properties estimated…

Talisay Fire: Man saves neighbor’s children from burning house

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 11/27/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  A 20-year-old man from Sitio San Antonio in Brgy. Linao in Talisay City, Cebu saved two of his neighbor’s children from their burning home on Wednesday afternoon. Gian Esmajar shared that he saw…

Fire engulfs India hospital ward killing 10 newborn babies

AP 11/17/2024

LUCKNOW, India — A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said. The fire occurred late Friday at a hospital in…

Fire in Quiot, Cebu City razes 8 houses, displaces 45 individuals 

Paul Lauro 10/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An unattended lighted mosquito coil may have caused the late morning fire this morning, October 29, that destroyed 8 houses, damaged 4 others and displaced 45 individuals in Germilina San Carlos Heights, Brgy.…

Lighted mosquito coil causes fire in Lapu-Lapu City

Futch Anthony Inso 10/06/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – A lighted mosquito coil was blamed for the Saturday morning fire that burned a home in Sitio Seaside Bridgeway, Brgy. Pajo in Lapu-Lapu City. Damages caused by the fire pegged at P720,000, according…

Bus fire in Thailand kills 23, mostly children

10/02/2024

Bangkok, Thailand—A devastating fire on a Thai school bus killed at least 23 people, police said Tuesday, October 1, 2024, after rescuers pulled children’s bodies from the charred wreckage of the vehicle. The inferno engulfed the bus on…

Couple, 8-year-old daughter killed in Bulacan fire

Carmela Reyes-Estrope 09/17/2024

BULAKAN, Bulacan — A family of three died when their house was engulfed in flames, which also destroyed three nearby business stalls in this town early Monday morning on Sept. 16. Reports received by the Bulacan Provincial…

80-year-old grandma dies in Lapu-Lapu City fire

Futch Anthony Inso 09/16/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — An 80-year-old grandmother died in a fire that hit Purok Balanghoy, Barangay Gun-ob in Lapu-Lapu City at around 2 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2024. According to Marlyn Macachor, the victim’s daughter, her…

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