We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more, please click this link.
PERSONNEL of the regional office of the Department of Energy (DOE) along with operatives of the Criminal Investigation Detection Group (CIDG) raided an LPG refilling station at Barangay Mambaling in Cebu City at 5 pm last Tuesday.…
At least 527 pieces of butane canisters refilled with liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and 105 pieces of empty butane canisters were seized by the police in a surprise inspection in sitio Lower Lipata, Barangay Linao, Minglanilla town,…
Public warned after reports initially blamed butane canisters as cause of Punta fire The Department of Energy-Visayas is calling on the public to stop patronizing refilled butane canisters in their homes in cooking food as they are…
It is heartbreaking to lose a car — especially in a fire — since for most Filipinos, owning a vehicle is a result of years of saving hard-earned money. But there are ways to prevent car fire,…
Ten persons, including two 17-year-old minors, were arrested in a raid on a butane refilling plant in Talisay City, Cebu. The raid was conducted by a joint team from the Central Visayas regional offices of the Criminal…
AT least 81 houses made of light materials were destroyed in a fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Suba, Cebu City on Monday morning. No one was hurt in the second to have hit the…
It all started with three fire incidents last year that were all sparked by refilled butane canisters. Then followed by another blaze last week in the densely populated community of Sitio Arca, Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City which…
SOME owners of LPG refilling stations, distributors and vendors of refilled butane canisters opposed a proposed ban on butane refills. They aired their sentiments the first public hearing of a proposed ordinance at the Lapu-Lapu city session…
THE Department of Energy (DOE) will file an administrative case against the owner of the butane refilling station whose eight employees were injured by a butane canister explosion last November 3. ( Read :Eight injured in butane…
What was supposed to be a simple, straightforward campaign to eliminate the use of refilled butane canisters became politicized when the cans were plastered with campaign slogans. The discovery of some butane canisters refilled with LPG gas…
The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking the help of the police and the Cebu City inter-agency task force in going after enterprises and individuals who refill butane canisters with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). DOE 7 has…
Neighbors suspect stove, butane can explosion Three persons were injured and 122 families were displaced by yesterday’s fire that broke out in barangay Mambaling, Cebu City at 9:30 a.m. Neighbors were talking about a household explosion caused…
We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more, please click this link.