Floating inferno: Dozens dead, missing in ferry fire

Julie S. Alipala - Reporter / @alipalajulieINQ 03/31/2023

ZAMBOANGA CITY — At least 29 people died and 17 others were reported missing after a fire swept through the ferry MV Lady Mary Joy 3 and turned it into a raging inferno as it was passing…

7 dead as Sulu-bound boat catches fire off Basilan

Julie S. Alipala, Leah D. Agonoy - @inquirerdotnet 03/30/2023

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Seven bodies were fished out of the waters off Baluk-Baluk island of Hadji Muhtamad town, Basilan Gov. Jim Hataman-Salliman said on Thursday. The fatalities were passengers of the boat M/V Lady Mary Joy that…

120 students hospitalized after fire, earthquake drills in Cabuyao City

Delfin T. Mallari Jr. @dtmallarijrINQ - @inquirerdotnet 03/24/2023

LUCENA CITY — Around 120 high students in Cabuyao City in Laguna were rushed to local hospitals after feeling unwell during the fire and earthquake drills held Thursday, March 23. Citing a report from the Cabuyao police,…

Mandaue City HUDO assures Brgy Looc fire victims of temporary housing

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/23/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The head of the Housing Urban and Development Office (HUDO) in Mandaue City assures fire victims in Barangay Looc that they will be transferred to the temporary housing located behind the Cebu International…

BFP-7 dominates 7th National Fire Olympics

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas (BFP-7) emerged as the overall champion in the recently concluded 7th National Fire Olympics (NFO) held at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City…

Inayawan fire victims to receive P10,000 to P20,000 cash aid

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 42 families, who were displaced by the fire that hit Sitio Little Plaza, Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City on March 17, will receive P10,000 to P20,000 financial assistance from the Cebu City government.…

Fire in Inayawan displaces at least 34 families

Paul Lauro and Wenilyn Sabalo 03/17/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines– A total of 34 families or 119 individuals were displaced after a fire hit a residential area in Sitio Little Plaza, Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City, on Friday morning, March 17, 2023. According to the…

Sapangdaku fire: 60 houses destroyed, 150 individuals displaced, P1.5M properties lost

Paul Lauro 03/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippipnes — Some 150 individuals were displaced by an afternoon fire today, March 14, that destroyed 60 houses in Sitio Lupa, Barangay Sapangdaku in Cebu City. SFO1 Riza V Julve, fire investigator of the Cebu…

Fire razes ‘abandoned’ house in Liloan, Cebu

Paul Lauro 03/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Fire broke out in an ‘abandoned’ house in Purok Tugas, Sitio Pagutlan in Barangay Yati in Liloan town late night on Saturday, March 11. In a report, PMAJ Welther Grapa of the Liloan…

BFP-7 records 974 fire incidents in 2022

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 03/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas (BFP-7) has recorded a “slight increase” in the number of fires that were reported in the region in 2022. Supt. Raul Bustaliño, chief of the Operations…

Mandaue fire chief: Only a dozen barangays in city have fire brigades

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/02/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Only 12 of the 27 barangays in Mandaue City have fire brigades so far. Chief Inspector Arnel Abella, director of the Mandaue City Fire Office, on Thursday, March 2, said that having a…

Always observe fire safety, BFP Lapu-Lapu exhorts public

Futch Anthony Inso 03/01/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — In line with the observance of Fire Prevention Month, the Bureau of Fire Protection in Lapu-Lapu City urged the public to always observe fire safety. Fire Senior Inspector Jose Mardon Estrella said that…

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