This is a reported list of residential fires in the Philippines for September, 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.
A fire razed five houses and displaced eight families in Barangay Bagumbayan, Taguig on Sept. 3.
Based on a report by the Taguig City Fire Station, the fire started from a house at about 1:34 p.m. on Sept. 3 at 1st Ave. Laura Drive TBCAI in Barangay Bagumbayan.
Firefighters raised the first alarm at 1:42 p.m. before the blaze was put out at 2:05 p.m.
The fire station estimated that the fire damaged P75,000 worth of properties, affecting five families with 20 members.
An update from Barangay Bagumbayan stated that there were eight families with 24 members that were affected by the fire.
The fire originated from the second floor of a house and the fire station is investigating the cause.
On Sept. 4, Mayor Lani Cayetano visited the families and gave them financial assistance while the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided them with hygiene kits and food boxes.
More than 20 fire and rescue trucks, and four ambulances responded to the incident
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An 18-year-old student died after a three-unit apartment fire in Quezon City yesterday morning.
The Quezon City Fire Department (QCFD) is still learning the name of the victim, who is a man.Based on the QCFD report, around 9:14 in the morning when the fire started on the second floor of No. 166-D Sct. Limbaga ext. Brgy. Sacred Heart Quezon City, owned by one Gregorio Ortega. The fire that consumed three units in the 2 story residential apartment did not spread further because of the rain.During the investigation, the fire that consumed more than P30,000 worth of property only reached the first alarm. The authorities are still conducting an investigation into the cause of the fire which was extinguished at 10:03 am.
About 106 families in San Carlos City in northern Negros Occidental lost their homes to a fire allegedly caused by an unattended lighted candle Friday night.
In a report on Saturday, the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) said the affected families along Endrina Street, Barangay 5, comprising 424 individuals, are staying in the Barangay 4 gymnasium.
“Let us help our brothers and sisters who lost their homes in (the) fire last night. In these times, they need our compassion and support more than ever. Together, we will draw on our resilience to rebuild stronger and restore your community even better for everyone,” Mayor Renato Gustilo said in a statement.
He also urged other residents to “open your hearts and contribute whatever you can – whether through donations of clothing, food, or financial support.”
According to the CDRRMO Humanitarian Assistance Services, the affected families were provided with food and non-food items by the City Social Welfare and Development Office and the Barangay 5 Council.
“The Office of the City Mayor and the City Government of San Carlos facilitates the need of all fire victims but donations in kind are welcome,” it added.
It said the response cluster on camp coordination and camp management, and internally displaced persons protection is coordinating closely with officials of Barangay 5.
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A total of 20 families lost their homes while P8.4 million worth of properties were destroyed in a fire that broke out in Sitio Pasil, Brgy. Cogon East in Carmen town in northern Cebu early at dawn on Saturday, September 7.
The fire incident was reported to the Carmen Fire Station at 12:05 a.m. It affected homes that were made of light and concrete materials.
In a report, the Carmen Fire Station said that a total of 13 houses were completely burned while 7 others were partially damaged. It also displaced a total of 20 families consisting of 84 individuals.
Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported during the fire incident.
The fire alarm in Sitio Pasil was raised to first alarm at 12:06 a.m. and then second alarm at 12:12 a.m. It was placed under control at 12:30 a.m. before it was finally put out 20 minutes later or at 12:50 a.m.
As of this writing, authorities continue to determine the cause of the Saturday dawn fire.
Meanwhile, the fire victims are currently taking temporary shelter near the covered court in Brgy. Cogon East.
In a social media post, Carmen Mayor Carlo Villamor urged individuals who wish to help the victims to visit to the temporary shelter site.
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A fire broke out in a residential area along Gen. Tinio Street, Barangay Paang Bundok, Quezon City on Saturday, September 7.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at 2:44 p.m, and was raised to the first alarm by 2:47 p.m.
The fire escalated to the second alarm at 2:55 p.m.
Firefighters have yet to contain the blaze, as of this writing.
This is a developing story.
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Two people, including a local newspaper reporter, died and eight others were injured in a fire that destroyed nine houses in Zamboanga City, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said Tuesday.
City fire marshal Supt. Christopher Morales said the fire, whose cause remains unknown, broke out around 2 a.m. Tuesday on Don Alfaro Road in Barangay Tetuan.
The victims were identified as Allen Abastillas, a journalist for a local daily, and Adolfo Vicente Jr., an employee of the city's Office of Environment and Natural Resources.
Emerson Salvador Santiago, a colleague of Abastillas and the owner of the boarding house where Abastillas lived, said the fire spread rapidly because the nine houses destroyed were made of light materials. One of the houses was owned by a local TV reporter.
Santiago said Abastillas had already escaped the burning building but went back inside to retrieve his personal belongings, including important documents, and was unable to make it out again.
“He was already outside. When he remembered his bag containing important documents and the title to his property in General Santos City, he rushed back and never came out,” Santiago said.
Abastillas, who had lived in Santiago’s boarding house for 10 years, began his career as a lighting technician in the mid-1980s and later worked as a cameraman for local and national TV networks. A working student, he earned degrees in Customs Administration and Law before transitioning into journalism, where he wrote for a local newspaper and maintained a news and social column titled Snapshot.
Santiago said Vicente, his brother-in-law, saw Abastillas went back inside the burning building and went in after him to retrieve his own belongings but also failed to escape.
The fire, which reached the third alarm, was controlled at 3:08 a.m. and declared fire out around 6:23 a.m.
Authorities estimated the damage to property at PHP9.6 million.
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Stoked by the news surrounding the arrest of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy on Sunday, September 8, a man in Consolacion town, Cebu hastily disposed of a lighted egg tray on Monday night, September 9.
Dondon Furog didn’t expect that his eagerness to catch Quiboloy on television would lead to a disaster as the lighted egg tray resulted in a huge fire in Sitio Bangkerohan, Barangay Tayud.
Interviewed by reporters on Tuesday morning, September 10, Furog said he lighted an egg tray as an alternative for mosquito coil.
Egg trays are widely used to ward off mosquitoes as the burning smell they produce supposedly keeps the insects away.
Furog said he placed the lighted egg tray in their comfort room.
“I took the egg tray then I threw it under our house before I rushed to a neighbor’s house to watch the news about Quiboloy,” Furog said in Cebuano.
A few moments later, commotion broke out in the neighborhood when Furog’s house was seen on fire.
The fire started at 8:11 p.m. and was put out at 8:27 p.m.
Investigators said 13 houses were razed by the fire. Damage to property was pegged at P250,000.
Furog said they were not able to save any belongings as the fire spread quickly.
No one was hurt in the incident.
Barangay Tayud Captain Fe Cuyos appealed for assistance for the fire victims.
“We appeal for donations such as mats, blankets, and clothings for the victims. They were not able to salvage anything because the fire grew rapidly,” Cuyos said.
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Up to 1,000 families were left homeless in a fire that struck a heavily populated community in Bacoor, Cavite yesterday morning.
Authorities said eight people were rushed to a hospital for treatment of burns and other injuries.
The fire, which broke out at around 11:47 a.m. in Barangay Zapote III, was reportedly started by a couple who were quarreling.
Barangay Zapote III chairman Ernesto de Rosas said he received reports that the couple had been quarelling since the night before.
De Rosas said neighbors heard one of the partners saying “we will all die” before the fire broke out.
Up to 800 houses made of light materials were destroyed in the blaze.
The fire reached second alarm before firefighters declared the fire out at around 2:13 p.m.
Senior Fire Officer 3 Lexter Encarnacion, operations officer of the Bacoor fire station, said narrow streets and fleeing residents hampered the firefighters’ operations.
“As firefighters entered the narrow streets, they were met by people fleeing from the fire. Some were carrying large belongings, blocking the firemen and delaying response efforts,” Encarnacion told journalists.
Affected residents sought shelter in different evacuation centers in Bacoor. Authorities have yet to estimate the amount of damage caused by the fire.
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Around 1,000 families were displaced in a fire that gutted nine tenement buildings on Road 10 in Tondo, Manila on Saturday, September 14.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at 11:45 a.m. and was immediately raised to second alarm at 11:46 a.m.
It escalated to third alarm at 11:56 a.m.
Firefighters said the fire had already spread on the second floor of Tenement Building 27, when they arrived at the scene.
It was raised to fourth and fifth alarms at 12:13 p.m.
The blaze reached Task Force Alpha at 12:24 p.m. and Task Force Bravo at 1:33 p.m.
BFP said the fire has already gutted around nine tenement buildings and three houses. It added that the affected structures were made of light materials.
Authorities also said that at least five residents sustained minor burns as they tried to enter their burning houses to get their belongings.
Ambulances, tankers and pumpers from Philippine Red Cross and Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office are also on the ground to offer assistance.
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A fire broke out at a residential area along the west riverside of Barangay San Antonio, Quezon City, on Friday, September 13.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at 8:41 a.m. and reached the second alarm at 8:50 a.m.
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A couple died in a fire that hit their house in Barangay Matalava here on Saturday, September 14.
Police identified the victims as Wendy Repato, 35, a seafarer, and Ronaly de Guzman Repato, 31, a public school teacher.
Investigation said Roger de Guzman, father of Ronaly, allegedly smelled a burning object inside their kitchen around 2:40 p.m.
A loud sound was later heard and the house was already on fire, police added.
The victims failed to get out as they were sleeping inside their room.
Fire out was declared at 3:28 p.m.
Senior Fire Officer 2 Jaypee Aquino de Guzman, Bureau of Fire Protection-Lingayen prober, said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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Three people died in a fire that destroyed a house and a bicycle store in this town before dawn yesterday.
The fatalities were identified as Rogelio Solis, 46; his partner Kristine de Dios, 52, and Maria Miyakiel Koreen de Dios.
Initial investigation showed the victims were asleep when the fire started at around 3 a.m. on Camino street in Barangay San Jose.
Probers expressed belief the fire was caused by an electric bicycle that was left connected to a power outlet.
Investigation is ongoing.
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A man died on Tuesday night in a fire that gutted his house in Imus City, Cavite.
The Region 4A police reported on Wednesday, Sept. 18, that the blaze came from the house owned by “Virgilio” in Barangay Bayan Luma V at 11:50 p.m. Responding firefighters extinguished the fire an hour and a half later.
Firefighters recovered the body of the victim inside the burned house, while his wife Pacita suffered burn injuries. She was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Investigators found out that faulty electrical wiring caused the fire.
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A fire broke out at a residential area in GSIS Ugong, Valenzuela City on Monday morning, September 23.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to the first alarm at around 9:10 a.m.
It escalated to the second alarm at around 9:23 a.m, and was declared under control at 10:02 a.m.
The blaze was extinguished at 10:41 a.m.
The BFP said there were no reported injuries.
Probers are still investigating the cause of the blaze.
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It is estimated that more than 100 families in a residential area lost their homes in the fire that occurred yesterday afternoon in Sampaloc, Manila.
According to the report of the Manila Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at 2:47 pm along Amelia St., Brgy 439 Sampaloc, Manila.
It was known that the fire reached the second alarm and was declared fire out at 5:51 in the afternoon.
No one was reported hurt or injured.
The cause of the fire and the value of the damaged property are still under investigation.
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Three residents were reportedly injured in a fire that broke out inside a low-rise building located along Raxabago Street in Tondo, Manila, on Tuesday, September 24.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the victims as Michelle Catherine Pantoha, 36; Kim Francis Curia, 28; and Stephan Mike De Mesa, 27.
Medical responders said the victims suffered burns in different parts of their bodies.
According to the authorities, the fire started around 8 p.m. at the ground floor of a four-storey residential and commercial building owned by Chona De Leon.
Fire responders said the fire only damaged the ground floor of the building.
They added that the fire was quickly extinguished at 8:08 p.m. and caused around P10,000 worth of damage to the property.
The BFP said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Separate fires hit residential areas in Caloocan City and Parola Compound in Manila Friday morning.
According to the Caloocan City Fire Station, a fire broke out at Josefina street, 3rd Avenue, Barangay 120 past 9 a.m.
First alarm was declared at 9:39 a.m. and second alarm at 9:50 a.m.
It reached third alarm at 10:30 a.m.
Firefighters declared the blaze under control at 12:36 p.m. and finally put it out at 1:43 p.m.
Meanwhile, the Bureau of Fire Protection-National Capital Region said a fire hit houses at Gate 17, Barangay 20, Parola Compound.
It reached first alarm at 9:59 a.m. and declared under control at 10:20 a.m.
The fire was put out at 10:35 a.m.
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A fire broke out in a residential area in Fairview, Quezon City on Friday.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire was located at Dahlia Avenue in Barangay Fairview.
It reached the first alarm at 12:59 p.m., then the second alarm at 1:04 p.m., and was declared under control at 1:40 p.m.
The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.
At least 20 fire trucks responded to the incident. BFP noted that there were no reported casualties or injuries.
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A fire hit a residential area in Anak Pawis 2, West Bank Road, in Cainta, Rizal on Friday, September 27, TXTFIRE Philippines reported.
Authorities said the blaze started at around 11:24 a.m. Firefighters declared fire out at 12:12 p.m.
Arson investigators are still determining the cause of the fire and total amount of damage to property.
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A fire hit a residential area in Barangay Bagumbayan in Taguig on Sept. 27, affecting more than 30 individuals.
The Taguig City Fire Station reported that the fire happened at about 9:46 p.m. on Paso Street, Brgy. Bagumbayan, Taguig City.
The first alarm was raised at 9:53 p.m. and the fire was put out at 10:42 p.m. The blaze affected nine families with about 30 individuals.
According to the fire station, the fire originated from a bedroom on the second floor of a house. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The fire damaged P100,000 worth of properties.
In a Facebook post, Barangay Bagumbayan said 15 households with 39 individuals were affected by the blaze.
A total of 28 fire trucks from the Bureau of Fire Protection, volunteer groups and local government units, and two ambulances responded to the incident.
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A fire hit a residential area in Las Piñas City on Saturay, September 28, the Las Piñas Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP) reported.
According to the BFP, the fire started at around 2:00 a.m. on St. Mary Homes, Almanza I, Las Piñas City.
The fire was raised to second alarm at 2:44 a.m. and was placed under control at 3:40 a.m.
According to FC Chief Garynel Julian of BFP Las Piñas, the fire started at the apartment of Walter Rosita, which immediately spread to nearby houses.
No one was reported injured in the incident and arson investigators are still determining the cause of the fire.
That is 22 reported incidents for September. 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.
