TIMELINE: The deadly fire in Tisa where 4 children, including an infant, perished

Emmariel Ares, Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 11/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Tragedy struck two families in Brgy. Tisa, Cebu City on Thursday morning, November 23 after a fire killed four of their kin, including an infant. The fatalities happened to be siblings, ages between…

Fire: 4 sleeping kids burned to death in 20-minute inferno

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 11/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Three young siblings and their 11-month-old cousin were believed to be trapped and burned to death when a fire hit their house in Cebu City early Thursday, November 23, 2023. Residents of Sitio…

Cebu City gov’t to provide housing materials, shoulder hospital bills for Tisa fire victims

Rashe Zoe Sophia Piquero 11/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City government is set to provide housing materials and additional financial assistance to the victims of the fire that swept through seven houses in Sitio Capaculan, Barangay Tisa on Thursday, November…

4 kids die in fire in Brgy. Tisa, Cebu City

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 11/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) – A fire that broke out in a residential area in Sitio Upper Capaculan, Barangay Tisa, Cebu City on early Thursday morning, November 23, 2023, claimed the lives of four children, fire officials…

California wildfire forces evacuations

11/01/2023

TEMECULA, California —A Southern California wildfire fueled by desert winds burned 2,487 acres (1,010 hectares) and prompted evacuation orders for more than 4,000 people in Riverside County, officials said on Tuesday. The Highland Fire nearly doubled in…

Unattended candles cause fire that kills two kids in Carmen, Cebu

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 10/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two kids aged 8 and 5 died when a fire broke out inside their house because of candles left unattended in Carmen town, northern Cebu on Monday evening, October 30, 2023. The two…

Fire in Brgy Basak San Nicolas destroys P1.6M worth of properties, 16 individuals displaced

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 10/19/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A fire that broke out in Barangay Basak San Nicolas in Cebu City early on Thursday morning, October 19, destroyed P1.6 million worth of properties. The fire also displaced a total of 16…

Pajo fire victims receive cash aid ranging from P5,000 to P15,000

Futch Anthony Inso 10/17/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Fourteen families, who were affected by the fire that hit Sitio Kitchen, Barangay Pajo in Lapu-Lapu City, received financial assistance from the city government on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan…

Guadalupe : Fire destroys house, P1M properties lost

Paul Lauro 10/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A morning fire destroyed P1 million worth of properties today, October 15, in Forest Hills, Banawa, Barangay Guadalupe in Cebu City. According to FO3 Fulbert Navarro, in his report, that the fire destroyed…

Fire in Lapu-Lapu barangay razes 6 houses, displaces 8 families

Paul Lauro 10/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Six houses were razed by a nootime fire on Sunday, October 8, in Sitio Kitchen Paradise, Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City. This was according to Nagiel Bañacia, Lapu-Lapu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management…

Iraq wedding fire kills at least 100, injures 150

Agence France Presse 09/27/2023

Al-Hamdaniyah, Iraq—At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Hamdaniyah, state media and health officials said early…

Boy saves sleeping mom, sister from burning house in Minglanilla, Cebu

Paul Lauro 09/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 9-year-old boy saved his mother and sister, who were sleeping inside the house when a fire hit it in Purok Halwan, Barangay Tungkop, Minglanilla town on the early afternoon of September 26.…

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