Cebu City fire razes 74 houses, displaces 614 individuals

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 02/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An afternoon fire razed 74 houses, leaving 614 individuals homeless on Friday, February 25, in Sitio Palsey Side, Barangay Sambag 2, Cebu City. Fire Officer 3 (FO3) Emerson Arceo estimated the damage to…

‘Drug dependent’ man arrested for setting house on fire in Brgy. Bulacao

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Paul Lauro 02/18/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 33-year-old ‘drug dependent’ man was arrested after he allegedly set on fire a house located in Cabancalan 2 in barangay Bulacao, Cebu City on Friday morning, February 18, 2022. The Cebu City…

BFP to Cebu City fire victims: Help us punish the perpetrator

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/06/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — No one has been charged for the fire incidents that were reported in Cebu City shortly after super typhoon Odette hit on December 16, 2021. As of this writing, Fire Officer 3 (FO3) Emerson…

Fire investigators look at arson as cause of Mambaling fire

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police now has custody of a man who is blamed for the fire that burned around 300 homes in Sitio Lawis in Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City on Friday, November 26. The 39-year-old suspect,…

Fire burns down 9 houses in Kalunasan

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 10/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nine houses were totally burned while one was partially damaged after a fire hit Sitio Manggahan in Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City on Tuesday afternoon, October 26, 2021. Fire Officer (FO2) Fulbert Navarro of…

Lightning that struck transformer burns house in Brgy Cambinocot

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 10/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lightning that struck the transformer of an electric post caused fire on a house located on the mountain barangay of Cambinocot on Cebu City past 2 p.m. on Monday, October 25. The house…

2 remain missing in Arlington Pond fire that killed 5 others

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 09/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two persons remained missing after a fire hit a residential area in Barangay Sta. Cruz, Cebu City on Tuesday afternoon, August 31. Based on the latest report from the Cebu City Fire Office,…

1 year-old injured in Tisa fire

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 04/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A one year-old child sustained injuries after a fire broke out in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City on Thursday morning, April 8, 2021. Reports from the Cebu City Fire Office showed that a fire erupted in…

Fire victims in need of building materials, food

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Nothing was left inside the house where Raffy Maningui and his family resided in Sitio Kawayan, Barangay Sambag 2 after the fire last Tuesday, March 16, 2021, devoured it. Maningui, who currently works…

Afternoon fire guts two buildings, damages properties worth P3M

Paul Lauro and Morexette Marie Erram 10/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A late afternoon fire engulfed two commercial buildings and damaged around P3 million worth of properties on Friday, October 2, in downtown Cebu City. Firefighters from Cebu City responded to a fire alarm…

LTFRB-7 moves operations to mall after fire incident

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) has moved its operations to the Robinsons Galleria mall located at the North Reclamation Area (NRA) following the fire incident that burned down…

Fire damages 23 houses in Talisay

Nestle L. Semilla 12/21/2016

SOME 23 houses were damaged by fire that hit Sitio Magay in Barangay Tangke, Talisay City on Tuesday evening. A toppled gas lamp in the house of Gemma Gasalatan was suspected to have caused the fire that…

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