400 left homeless after huge fire hits Tejero, Cebu City

Morexette B. Erram 01/10/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines – An early morning fire left around 400 individuals homeless and one person injured in a densely populated residential area in Barangay Tejero, Cebu City, on Saturday, January 10, 2026. The fire broke out…

Alpine bar fire: Swiss name, mourn the dead — half were under 18

01/05/2026

All 40 people who perished in a New Year’s fire at a Swiss ski resort bar were identified Sunday, with half of them under the age of 18.…

New Year’s fire at Swiss Alpine resort bar update: 40 dead, 115 hurt

Associated Press 01/02/2026

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight…

Isabela house fire kills 92-year-old woman

Villamor Visaya Jr. 12/31/2025

CABAGAN, Isabela — A 92-year-old woman died in a house fire that engulfed a two-story home in Barangay Casibarag Sur in Cabagan, Isabela on Tuesday evening. The victim, identified as Luz Aggabao-Beltran, was found inside the house…

Frustrated in love, man allegedly sets fire that razed 19 homes in Mandaue

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/29/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — A fire that razed 19 houses and displaced 23 families, or about 80 individuals, in Purok 6A, Barangay Cubacub, Mandaue City, on Sunday, December 28, was reported to be intentional. Barangay officials said…

Indonesia nursing home fire kills 16 – official

Agence France Presse 12/29/2025

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Fire at a nursing home on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi killed more than a dozen people, with three others injured, a local official said Monday. Firefighters received the report of the blaze at…

Leyte: Early Saturday morning fire kills mother, 2 kids

Joey Gabieta 12/27/2025

TACLOBAN CITY — Three members of a family, including two children, died after fire razed their home in Barangay District I, Babatngon, Leyte in the early hours of Saturday, December 27. The report comes from the local…

Cebu City fire displaces 180 individuals days before Christmas

Lyle Andales 12/23/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some 38 families made up of 180 individuals have been displaced by a morning fire that swept through Sitio Kauswagan in Barangay Basak Pardo, Cebu City, on Monday, December 22. And they are…

Woman who saved dogs from fire sounds alarm on bogus donation drives

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/15/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — A woman has warned the public against fake donation drives featuring photos from a fire in which she risked her life to rescue her two Pomeranians. Ei Mei Lee Chui-Maningo, 37, clarified that…

Cordova fire disrupts wake, razes house, burns dead woman inside coffin

Futch Anthony Inso 12/11/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A 35-year-old dead woman was burned to a crisp after the house where her wake was held was razed by an evening fire in Purok Sambagan, Brgy. Pilipog in Cordova town, on Wednesday…

Mandaue fire: P10M lost after blaze destroys firm’s showroom, store

12/10/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — A fire caused an estimated P10 million in damage after it destroyed a three-story building which housed a company showroom and store in Barangay Guizo, Mandaue City, on Wednesday morning, Dec. 10. Fire…

Cebu City fire destroys 74 houses, displaces 323 people in Cogon Pardo

Lyle Andales 12/10/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A massive residential fire swept through a densely populated area in Barangay Cogon, Pardo, Cebu City on Tuesday evening, December 9, destroying 74 houses, displacing more than 300 residents. Fire investigators estimated the…

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