Early morning fire in Mambaling leaves over 100 displaced, causes P1.5M in losses

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 10/12/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The residents of Sitio Camanse San Roque, Brgy. Mambaling in Cebu City were woken up by a fire on early Saturday morning, October 12. It took firefighters around two hours to put the…

Two young siblings die in tragic fire in Tagbilaran, Bohol

Emmariel Ares 08/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A three-year-old girl and her one-year-old baby brother were killed when their house caught fire in Purok 1, Brgy. Manga, Tagbilaran City, Bohol on Wednesday evening, August 14. The blaze reportedly started while…

Mandaue fire official warns of grass, rubbish fire during hot weather

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/04/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The Mandaue City Fire Office (MCFO) is reminding Mandauehanons to be careful and vigilant amid the very hot weather. MCFO Chief Investigator Senior Fire Officer 3 Edgar Vergara said that during this kind of weather,…

15 fires destroy P17.5 million worth of properties in December in Cebu City — CCFS

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 12/31/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 15 fires were logged in December 2022 in Cebu City that destroyed an estimated P17.5 million worth of properties. This is based on the records from the Cebu City Fire…

Cebu City fire official to public: Constantly check your electrical connections

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/05/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Constantly check your electrical connections. And if you see pinched wires, consult the experts or have these rewired, Senior Fire Officer 2 (SFO2) Wendell Villanueva, information officer of the Cebu City Fire Office…

CCFO: 18 fires in Sept. destroy P10.8M worth of properties

Pegeeen Maisie Sararaña 09/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There were more damage but fewer fires this September in Cebu City as compared to August this year. Senior Fire Officer 2 (SFO2) Wendell Villanueva, information officer of the Cebu City Fire Office…

Lapu-Lapu establishments checked for fire safety

Futch Anthony Inso 06/30/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- The Lapu-Lapu City Fire District has inspected establishments in Barangay Basak to ensure their fire safety on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Fire Chief Inspector Tito Purgatorio, the city’s newly installed fire marshall, said that…

Fire breaks out in Brgy. Ermita, Cebu City

Paul Lauro, Pegeen Maisie Sararana 06/06/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — (Updated) A fire broke out in Sitio Bato, Barangy Ermita in Cebu City on Monday afternoon, June 6, 2022.  An incident report from the Cebu City Fire Office stated that the fire started…

BFP 7: Be preventive against fire

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas (BFP-7) urged the public to be preventive and not just responsive amid the successive fire incidents in Cebu in the past week. Chief Insp. Raul…

BBQ store in Busay catches fire

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 06/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An estimated P360,000 worth of property was damaged in a fire that hit a barbecue store and affected  two other establishments in Nivel Hills, Barangay Busay, Cebu City on Friday, June 3, 2022.…

CCFO shows off disaster preparedness on high rise buildings

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 03/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) held a simulation exercise on disaster preparedness on a high rise building  on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.  Senior Fire Officer 2 (SFO2) Wendell Villanueva, information officer of…

Cebu City Fire Office reminds public: Check electrical wiring to avoid fire

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 03/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) is reminding the public to check on the electrical wiring of their homes or buildings to lessen the risk of a fire incident. This is what Senior…

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