Nearly P4 billion lost in Cebu City high-rise condo building fire — Cebu City fire marshal

Paul Lauro 04/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nearly P4 billion worth of property went up in smoke after a nine-hour fire hit a high-rise condominium building on Friday, April 14, in Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City. Supt. Reynaldo Enoc, Bureau of…

Huge fire hits high-rise condo building in Cebu City

Paul Lauro 04/14/2023

(UPDATED) CEBU CITY, Philippines — Firefighters continue to battle a huge fire that hit a high-rise building in Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City nearly nearly six hours since it started. According to Fire Officer 3 (FO3) Fulbert Navarro,…

Man dies in Banilad fire; 75 left homeless

Paul Lauro 04/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—(UPDATED 2:21 p.m.) The morning fire that struck a relocation site in Brgy. Banilad, Cebu City on Friday, April 14, 2023, claimed the life of a 43-year-old man. Fire investigators from the Cebu City Fire…

Distribution of financial assistance for Banilad fire victims set April 14

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/13/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City Government will distribute the financial assistance for victims of the fire in Banilad on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the Banilad National High School. Camilo Basaca Jr., head of City…

P700, 000 worth of properties lost in Easter Sunday fire in Banilad, Mandaue City

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/10/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – A total of 349 individuals were displaced in the fire that hit a residential area in Sitio Orel in Barangay Banilad, Mandaue City in the afternoon of Easter Sunday, April 9. Senior Fire…

‘Penitensya talaga ito’: Good Friday fire inflicts pain on QC residents amid Catholic reflections

Jean Mangaluz - Reporter / @JMangaluzINQ 04/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — On a solemn Good Friday, as Catholics reflected on Jesus Christ’s suffering, residents in Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City, endured their own pain when a sudden fire ravaged their homes. The swift-moving blaze engulfed the…

Ermita fire burns down 20 houses, injures 4 individuals

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 04/06/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least four individuals were wounded when a fire broke out in a densely populated residential area in Sitio Bato, Brgy. Ermita here on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Firefighters responded to the fire…

Indian national nabbed for allegedly burning house, multicab of ex-gf in Carcar City

Paul Lauro 04/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Love can sometimes make you do nasty things you thought you cannot do. And apparently, this was the case between an Indian national and his former Cebuana girlfriend in Carcar City. Police in…

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,…

Mabolo fire: P6.8M lost, 7 houses razed, 70 individuals displaced

Paul Lauro 04/02/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some P6.8 million worth of properties were lost during the early evening fire that hit El Gusto Drive,  Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City on Saturday, April 1. FO3 Fulbert Navarro, investigator of the Cebu…

Many still searching for kin after ferry fire

Julie Alipala - Reporter / @alipalajulieINQ 04/01/2023

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Michelle Chico, 23, and her sister Carmelita, 41, were traveling aboard MV Lady Mary Joy 3 on Wednesday with her 2-year-old niece, Angelica, who was making her first trip to the family’s hometown of…

Shipping firm apologizes for deadly Basilan ferry blaze, extends aid to victims’ kin

Jean Mangaluz 04/01/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The management of Aleson Shipping Lines Inc., which owns the ill-fated ferry that caught fire off Basilan, has apologized for the tragedy which resulted in the death of at least 29 people. Bound for…

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