This is a reported list of residential fires in the Philippines for July, 2024. The Bureau of Fire Protection is on record saying the fire codes does not apply to residential areas which is why so many of them go up in flames during a fire. Being made of light materials all it takes is one spark to cause massive devastation.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/7/3/fire-hits-houses-in-bambang-tondo-1 |
At least 20 families or 40 individuals were left homes in a fire that hit a residential area along Tindalo Street corner Bambang Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila, on Wednesday, July 3.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was declared first alarm at 11:46 a.m.
It was immediately raised to the second alarm at 11:55 a.m. due to lack of water supply.
Firefighters managed to put the fire under control at 12:55 p.m.
They said most of the affected houses were made of light materials. They added that they struggled enter the area and bring the water cannons because there was only one narrow alleyway to get to the burning houses.
The fire was extinguished at 2:14 p.m.
Initial investigation disclosed that the fire allegedly started on the second floor of a house owned by Amora family.
BFP said around 15 houses were damaged in the incident, while no one was reportedly injured.
The origin of the fire is still under investigation.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1228274 |
Three children died while their two siblings were hurt after a fire razed their house Wednesday night in a remote barangay of Maasin, Iloilo.
Maasin Fire Station arson investigator FO2 Remigio Peloquero Jr. said Arnel and Michelle Decir left their five minor children at their house in Sitio Araw-awon, Barangay Dalusan, to attend a wake when the fire erupted at past 10 p.m.
Peloquero said the fire was caused by a bonfire to drive away mosquitoes, adding that the house was made of light materials.
“Our investigation is ongoing, but based on witnesses and relatives in the area, they had a bonfire to drive away the mosquitoes because Maasin also has cases of dengue,” he said in an interview on Thursday.
Authorities identified the children who died from the fire as Ashley, 5; Arjon, 4; and Arjen, 1.
Rachel Ann, 12, and Arcel, 8, are now being treated at Western Visayas Medical Center for multiple burns.
The cost of damage was pegged at PHP22,750.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/7/9/47-families-affected-by-fire-in-muntinlupa |
At least 47 families were affected when a fire hit a residential area in Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa on July 8.
According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the fire started at about 2:20 p.m. from a house in Phase 4 on Biazon Road of the Southville 3 housing project.
The first alarm was raised at 2:28 p.m. followed by a second alarm at 2:46 p.m. The blaze was put under control at 3:22 p.m. before it was put out at 4:38 p.m.
The fire station estimated that the fire razed about 20 houses and destroyed P175,000 worth of properties.
Mayor Ruffy Biazon said the 47 families affected by the fire were based on a partial estimate of the city’s Social Services Department (SSD).
The Muntinlupa City government sent assistance to the families including food. The families are staying in an evacuation center.
The SSD is conducting mapping for the distribution of the Disaster Assistance Family Access Card (DAFAC).
The distribution of relief to the affected families is ongoing.
The fire station said the cause of the fire is under investigation. A total of 27 fire trucks and eight ambulances responded to the incident.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/7/14/2-dead-1-hurt-in-davao-city-fire |
Two persons were killed and one was injured in a fire in Purok 2, Barangay 2-A, this city, on Saturday night, July 13.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Davao City Fire District said the fire affected 203 families and destroyed 150 houses in a land with an area of approximately 2,000-square meters.
The fire started at 8:25 p.m.
Firefighters from different stations here immediately responded to the blaze.The fire reached third alarm before it was put under control around 11 p.m. and extinguished at 1:05 a.m.Police Capt. Hazel Tuazon, spokesperson of the Davao City Police Office, said that the fire started from the house of a certain Charlene Puerto Lopez.She said the two fatalities were cousins.
Tuazon said that the parents of the victims, Rjay Lopez, 11, and Roy Reteza, 14, both with autism, informed firemen that their children were missing.
The bodies of the victims were found inside the comfort room of their house during mopping-up operations. She said their remains were brought to Villa Funeral, Toril, Davao City.
She said 203 families or 545 individuals are temporarily taking shelter at Magallanes Elementary School.
Damage to property was estimated at P2.250 million.
Arson investigators are determining the cause of the fire. Tuazon said that the houses were made of light materials.
A residential area in Barangays 5 and 7 in Cavite City was engulfed by fire on Sunday, July 14.
The Cavite Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDDRMO) said the fire was reported at 3:08 p.m. and reached the third alarm at 3:40 p.m.
The blaze was declared under control at 4:14 p.m. and was put out at 5:54 p.m.
In a Facebook post, Cavite 1st District Rep. Jolo Revilla said the fire left 1,200 families or 3,300 individuals homeless.
Revilla also said they are coordinating with Sen. Bong Revilla, the Agimat Partylist, and government agencies to bring help to affected families.
The fire victims are currently seeking temporary shelter at Dalahican Elementary School and Sta. Cruz Elementary School.
A fire razed houses and affected eight families in Bagong Silang in Barangay Sucat, Muntinlupa on July 20.
According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the blaze started at about 6:25 p.m. from a house in Block 4.
Firefighters raised the first alarm at 6:59 p.m. followed by a second alarm at 7:13 p.m.
Eight houses were affected by the fire, which destroyed about P25,000 in properties. The fire station said the blaze allegedly started from the stairs of the house. The cause is under investigation.
The fire was put under control at 8:13 p.m. and was put out at 8:18 p.m.
A total of 44 fire trucks and three ambulances responded to the incident.
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| https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/586201/tipolo-fire-1-injured-3-homes-burned |
One was injured while at least P100, 000 worth of properties went up in smoke in a fire incident that broke out in a residential area in Brgy. Tipolo in Mandaue City on Tuesday, July 23.
One of the residents who was identified as Jaylord Chua, 36, suffered a first-degree burn on his back.
The fire broke out at 3:10 a.m. and burned three homes that were made of light materials, according to a report by the Mandaue City Fire Station.
It was raised to second alarm at 3:15 a.m. before it was finally put out at 3:30 a.m.
As of this writing, fire investigators continue to determine the cause of the fire that displaced three families.
Neighbors said that the fire-affected homes were occupied by Korean nationals who were engaged in the food business.
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| https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/07/24/2372481/1-dead-caloocan-blaze |
A woman was killed in a fire that hit a residential area in Bagong Barrio, Caloocan before dawn yesterday.
The 59-year-old woman, who is yet to be identified, was the lone casualty in the fire.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, the fire started at around 4 p.m. and reached the first alarm before it was put out by firefighters two hours later.
Based on initial investigations, a barangay official said that an unattended candle may have ignited the fire.
The BFP recorded no injuries, but three persons were left homeless.
Arson probers have yet to determine how much property was damaged in the fire.
A senior citizen died while a firefighter suffered from smoke inhalation after a fire hit a residential area in Pipino Street, Barangay Tumana, Marikina City early Friday morning, July 26.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze started at 2:50 a.m. and was declared fire out at 3:55 a.m.
During the fire, the senior citizen reportedly went back inside his burning home to retrieve some paperwork when the second floor of his house collapsed, trapping him.
After hours of searching for him, authorities found his body in an adjacent apartment from his home.
Arson investigators are still determining the cause of the fire.
A woman died on Thursday night, July 25, in a fire that gutted her house in Bacoor City, Cavite.
The Region 4A police said in a report on Friday that the blaze of still unknown origin struck the two-story residential house of Evangeline Manuel Perlas in Barangay Molino 3.
The fire started at 10:15 p.m. and was extinguished by responding firemen 26 minutes later.
Police said Perlas perished in the blaze. The report did not provide additional information on the victim and how she died.
Investigators have yet to determine what caused the fire.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/7/26/11-houses-destroyed-in-cadiz-city-fire |
Eleven houses were destroyed in a fire that hit Purok Baybay, Barangay Daga, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 25.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said seven houses were destroyed and four others were partially damaged.
Most of these houses were made of light materials.
The fire broke out around 10:56 a.m. and the BFP is still probing the cause.
Fire out was declared at 12:02 p.m. No injuries were reported. Damage to property is yet to be determined.
Fire victims were temporarily sheltered at the barangay covered court.
A fire of still unknown origin razed 28 houses in Taytay town in Rizal province on Saturday, July 27, the local fire station said.
The Police Region 4A reported on Sunday that the blaze erupted around 2 p.m. in Purok 15, Valle Compound in Barangay San Juan. Local firemen were able to put off the fire after two hours and 48 minutes.
The police said no one was reported injured during the blaze.
Mayor Allan de Leon, in a report on his Facebook page, said the authorities evacuated 50 families composed of 200 individuals during the fire.
They were brought to a covered court in the village for their temporary settlement and were attended by local social workers.
The police said the property damage and the cause of the fire have yet to be determined by authorities.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/7/29/fire-hits-makati-residential-area-2 |
A fire hit a residential area along Gerry Street corner Arguilles Street in Barangay Pio del Pilar, Makati City Monday, July 29.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze started at 11:45 a.m. and quickly rose to the 2nd alarm at 11:49 a.m.
Firefighters declared fire out at 12:16 p.m. No one was reported hurt in the inferno.
Arson investigators are still determining the cause of the fire and amount of damage to property.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/7/31/fire-hits-houses-in-paco-manila |
A 10-year-old boy was dead in a fire that hit three houses along Mercedes Street corner Perdigon Street, Barangay 681, Paco, Manila, on Wednesday morning, July 31.
Authorities said the body's victim was found on the second floor of his house.
Fire responders said the boy was suddenly separated from his parents when they left home to evacuate.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported that the fire was raised to the first alarm at 10:20 a.m. and was elevated to the second alarm at 10:30 a.m.
Firefighters managed to control the blaze at 11:03 a.m. and extinguish it at 11:38 a.m.
They said around P70,000 worth of property was damaged in the fire.
Arson investigators said they are still conducting mopping operation to ensure the fire is put out.
A follow-up investigation to determine the cause of the fire is ongoing, they added.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1968193/fire-hits-81-bacolod-houses-due-to-improvised-mosquito-repellant |
A fire that was believed to have been triggered by burning cardboard egg trays used as improvised mosquito repellants hit 81 houses at Purok Kagaykay, Barangay 2 here at 3:26 a.m. Wednesday, July 31.
The fire destroyed 73 houses and damaged eight, mostly made of light materials, said Superintendent Jenny Mae Masip, Bacolod fire marshal.
Estimated damage was P1.4 million, the Bureau of Fire Protection-Bacolod reported.
About 344 residents were affected.
The fire started from the house of Monaliza Magbanua where a person identified only as alias “Waldo” also live, Masip said.
The fire was believed to have been caused by burning cardboard egg trays “Waldo” used as improvised mosquito repellants.
Masip said neighbors saw “Waldo” pouring water to put out the fire but it quickly spread as the house and all around it were made of light, highly combustible materials.
“We are still very fortunate that there were no casualties or persons injured considering that the fire started early in the morning when most people were asleep,” she said.
Pauline Joy Ismael, 20, said they were asleep when they heard people shouting that there was a fire.
She said they just ran, nothing from their home was saved.
Emma Tesoro, 64, said thieves stole 14 cellular phones and P20,000 from her store that was damaged by the fire. A house next door that she was renting out was destroyed.
Tersoro, who had worked in Kuwait for 10 years, began residing in Purok Kagaykay about three years ago and used her savings to start her store, where neighbors also pawned their cellular phones and borrowed money.
The P20,000 stolen was her rolling capital, she said.
The Bacolod City government provided the affected families with food aid, hygiene kits and water.
Those whose houses were destroyed would receive P15,000 each, damaged, P10,000 each and house renters and sharers, P5,000 each, the Bacolod social welfare officer Alma Gustilo said.
That is 15 reported incidents for July. Remember, these are only the major fires reported in the national media. Residential fires are up all across the nation and they do not all make the news. This is the tip of the iceberg concerning the real situation in the Philippines.
