This is a reported list of residential fires in the Philippines for August, 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/2024/8/1/1-hurt-15-houses-razed-in-bacolod-fire |
A 49-year-old man was injured and 15 houses were razed by a fire in Purok Kingfisher, Barangay 16, this city, before dawn on Thursday morning, August 1.Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, said they did not receive a fire call, but firefighters from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Rodriguez Baybay substation in neighboring Barangay 35 saw and responded to the fire.
Masip said the blaze broke out around 2:42 a.m. from the house owned by Florentino Sevilla rented by Gerald Arroyo.
The fire destroyed 10 houses and partially damaged five others mostly made of light materials.
Masip said the fire started from a bedroom on the second floor of the rented house.
Arroyo was not at home when the fire broke out as he went out around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31.
Masip said the fire was caused by an overheated ceiling fan. She added that Arroyo would usually leave the ceiling fan on even if he leaves home.
Masip said that a man sustained second-degree burns and suffered difficulty in breathing after he was trapped on his way out when he returned to their house to check on his children.
Two firefighters were able to rescue him after they heard him shouting for help. Masip said the victim was taken to a private hospital here where he was placed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
The fire reached the third alarm. Fire out was declared at 3:34 a.m. Damage to property was placed at P675,000, affecting 450-square meters.
A three-year-old boy and his one-year-old brother were both burned beyond recognition when their house in Tulunan town in Cotabato province got razed by fire on Wednesday.
Local executives and investigators in the Tulunan Municipal Police Station told reporters on Thursday that the parents of the victims were out to attend to something in another barangay when their house in Purok 7 in Barangay Magbok was destroyed by fire of still undetermined origin.
Their house, made of semi-permanent materials, was totally burned down in just a few minutes, according to barangay officials.
Personnel of the Tulunan Social Welfare Office are still trying to determine why the mother and father of the two children just left their houses without anyone to watch over them.
The children who perished in the incident were immediately buried by barangay officials and relatives.
A fire razed a five-story building in a commercial district in Binondo, Manila on Friday morning, killing 11.
Investigators from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at around 7:28 a.m.at the ground floor of the Pingco Building, a mixed residential and commercial building in Carvajal St., Barangay 289.
The fire reached the second alarm at 8:14 a.m. and was declared out at 10:03 a.m.
The cost of damage was placed at PHP100,000 while the cause of the fire was still under investigation.
In a radio interview, village councilor Nelson Ty confirmed that firefighters found 11 bodies inside the building after the fire was completely extinguished.
"The spouse of the building's owner was among those who died," he said.
Ty said the building had four residential rooms, a Chinese drug store, an eatery and a clothing shop.
Following the incident, Mayor Honey Lacuna ordered an inspection of buildings in the city that are at least 15 years old.
"The structures at highest fire risk especially those buildings that are at least 15 years old will be prioritized in the inspection to determine their compliance with the National Building Code and the Revised Fire Code of the Philippines,” Lacuna said in a statement.
She said these checks would ensure compliance with existing building and fire regulations to prevent a repeat of similar incidents.
Lacuna condoled with the families of the victims.
“The MSWD immediately sent assistance to hep the families who lost their loved ones and properties," she said.
The assistance included psycho-social, medical and financial aid.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/5/fire-hits-houses-in-sampaloc-manila |
Two fire responders were injured in a fire that hit 50 establishments and displaced 110 families along Matimyas Street in Sampaloc, Manila on Monday morning, August 5.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), two firemen sustained burns on their hands and arms.
BFP said the fire was raised to the first alarm at 10:27 a.m. and to the second alarm at 10:36 p.m.
It elevated to the third alarm at 10:39 a.m.
Firefighters were able to put the blaze under control at 11:37 a.m. and extinguish it at 1:05 p.m.
Arson investigators said the fire started on the third floor of a three-story house.
They have yet to determine the cause of the fire.
The local government had deployed personnel to check the situation and distribute food packs to 110 families or 330 individuals who were left homeless by the fire.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1969911/fire-razes-6-houses-in-dasmarinas-city |
A fire of still unknown origin on Monday razed six houses in DasmariƱas City, Cavite.
The blaze erupted around 8 p.m. in Barangay San Antonio De Padua 2, the Region 4A police reported on Tuesday, citing information from the DasmariƱas City police.
The firemen put off the fire after one hour and 38 minutes.
At least seven families affected by the fire were temporarily settled in the village evacuation center.
No one was injured during the blaze, the report said.
The property damage and the cause of the fire have yet to be determined by authorities.
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| https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/08/06/2375814/3-hurt-fire-hits-makati-tower |
Three persons, including an elderly, were injured when a fire broke out on the 29th floor of the Burgundy Corporate Tower along Gil Puyat Avenue in Makati yesterday.
The victims, who suffered smoke inhalation and breathing difficulty, were Gabriel Bustamante, 61; Franklin Oreiro, 39, and Aireene Labios, 27.
The blaze started at 5:28 a.m. and reached first alarm at 5:40 a.m., according to the Bureau of Fire Protection.
The BFP declared the fire under control at 7:52 a.m.
Arson probers said they are still determining the cause of the fire.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/7/600-families-lose-their-homes-in-bacoor-fire |
Around 600 families lost their houses in a fire that broke out in Sitio Wawa in Barangay Zapote 3, Bacoor City, early morning Wednesday, August 7.
The blaze was reported at 1:16 a.m. and was escalated to the second alarm at 1:21 a.m. The flames were declared under control at 2:50 a.m. and extinguished by 3:55 a.m.
The Bureau of Fire Protection Bacoor told the Manila Bulletin that the estimated worth of damage is P500,000.
Initial information from the Bacoor Component City Police Station stated that most of the houses in the residential area were made of wood.
The City Social Welfare and Development Office, meanwhile, has already identified evacuation centers where the fire victims could take temporary shelter.
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| https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/916316/20-families-lose-homes-in-manila-fire/story/ |
At least 20 families lost their homes as fire broke out in Sampaloc, Manila, James Agustin reported Wednesday on Saksi.According to the investigation, the fire along G. Tuazon corner Dela Fuente Street in Barangay 185 began at 5 p.m.The blaze reached the second alarm and was extinguished at 6:18 p.m.Authorities estimated at least 13 houses were burned.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/12/80-informal-settlers-evacuate-as-fire-hits-wooden-crates-slum-houses-in-tondo |
At least 80 informal settler families (ISF) were evacuated after a fire hit wooden crates and around 10 slum houses along Barangay 128, Balut, Tondo, on Monday morning, August 12
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at 6:07 a.m. from a pile of wooden crates along Mel Lopez Boulevard.
The fire was quickly raised to the second alarm at 6:12 a.m.
Fire responders said the blaze also damaged a car that was parked near the pile of wooden crates.
Most of the families that were evacuated were living under the bridge.
The fire was brought under control at 6:50 a.m. and was extinguished at 7:13 a.m.
The affected families received hot meals from the barangay officials.
Authorities said some the evacuees went home after the BFP’s mopping up operation.
The cause of the fire is still undetermined, the BFP said.
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| https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/589583/two-fires-hit-cebu-city-12-houses-burned-down |
Two fires struck Cebu City, one of which burned down 12 houses and destroyed over P600,000 worth of properties, on Monday, August 12.
Firefighters first responded to a fire alarm raised over Singson Village in Brgy. Guadalupe, Cebu City at 12:11 p.m.
Five minutes after arriving at the scene, they raised it to first alarm due to the presence of light and flammable materials in the area.
Fortunately, they were able to put the flames under control at 12:46 p.m. or approximately 30 minutes later. By 12:59 p.m., they officially declared fire out.
Around two hours later, they responded to another fire alarm, this time at the corner of Don Pedro Cui and R. Landon Streets in Brgy. San Antonio. Like the fire in Brgy. Guadalupe, it involved a residential property.
Firefighters were quick to douse the flames within minutes.
Meanwhile, initial findings from fire investigators showed that a total of 14 houses at Singson Village were damaged by the fire, 12 of which were totally burned down. They pegged the damages at P600,000.
The fire reportedly started at the house owned by a certain Mercedita Pagao.
As of this writing, fire investigators continue to investigate the cause of the two fires.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/14/fire-hits-10-houses-in-silay-city |
A fire hit 10 houses in Zone 2 Centro, Barangay Mambulac, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, August 13.
Fire Supt. Rodel Legaspi, Silay fire marshal, said the blaze originated from an unoccupied house at around 12:06 p.m.
Six houses were destroyed and four others were partially damaged.
Legaspi said the area is considered to be thickly populated and most of the houses were made of light materials.
Residents saw some children reportedly playing matches near the unoccupied house before the fire.
Fire out was declared at 1:05 p.m. and no injuries were reported. Damage to property was estimated at P96,250.
Mayor Joedith Gallego met fire victims on Wednesday, August 14, to provide assistance.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/16/fire-hits-6-houses-in-bacolod |
Six houses were hit by a fire in Purok Planeta, Barangay Taculing here on Thursday, August 15.
Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, said that three houses were destroyed and three were partially damaged.
The fire originated from the house of Eduardo Tanghal at around 1:19 p.m. and immediately spread to neighboring houses made mostly of light materials.
Masip said the fire started after Tanghal and his wife, both senior citizens, left their house to gather scrap materials.
Tanghal’s wife suffered hyperventilation after she learned that their house was on fire but she was able to recover through the assistance of rescuers, Masip said.
Masip said the area has been identified as one of the red zones or fire-prone areas in this city.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod is initially looking at electrical as possible cause of fire.
Masip said that this is subject to confirmation, pending the result of the examination on the evidence they submitted to the arson laboratory at the BFP national headquarters to determine the specific cause of the blaze.
Damage to property was estimated at P24,500. No injuries were reported and fire out was declared at 1:32 p.m.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/17/40-families-lose-homes-in-cebu-city-fire |
Forty families were left homeless in a fire in Barangay Labangon here on Saturday morning, August 17.
The fire destroyed 28 houses and damaged two others.
The fire started at 6:35 p.m. and reached second alarm at 6:43 a.m.
It was put out at 8:17 a.m., the Cebu City Fire office said.
Damage to property was estimated at P1.3 million.
The cause of the fire is still being determined.
The Department of Social Welfare and Services here said that the fire displaced 143 individuals. They are temporarily sheltered in the barangay’s elementary school.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/20/27-families-affected-by-fire-in-barangay-buli-in-muntinlupa |
A total of 27 families were affected when a fire hit a residential area in Barangay Buli, Muntinlupa on Aug. 19.
According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the blaze started at about 6:53 p.m. from a house at 301 Manatra in Buli.
The first alarm was raised at 6:56 p.m. followed by a second alarm at 7:03 p.m. It damaged P175,000 worth of properties.
The latest tally from the Muntinlupa City government stated that 27 families were affected by the fire.
The fire station’s report stated that 15 houses were destroyed by the fire and 15 families or 45 individuals were affected.
Authorities said the fire started from the kitchen area of a house but the cause is under investigation. The fire was put under control at 7:48 p.m. before it was put out at 8 p.m.
According to Barangay Buli, the affected families are staying at the Buli covered court.
A total of 40 fire trucks and nine ambulances responded to the incident.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1975111/fire-in-marikina-city-kills-two-senior-citizens-affects-24-families |
Two senior citizens died in a fire that broke out in a residential area in Barangay Fortune in Marikina City early Wednesday, said the Bureau of Fire Protection – National Capital Region (BFP-NCR).
BFP-NCR said the blaze killed an 80-year-old male and an 84-year-old female while 24 families or 94 individuals were affected.
Meanwhile, the estimated cost of the damage to 11 houses and establishments amounted to approximately P200,000.
According to the report of BFP-NCR, the first alarm was raised at 12:38 a.m and it was eventually raised to the second alarm at 12:45 a.m.
It was reported under control at 1:01 a.m and fire out was declared at 1:39 a.m.
The fire started in a two-storey house.
The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1975044/fire-razes-6-houses-in-quezon-island-town |
A fire of still unknown origin broke out in the island town of Perez in Quezon province on Tuesday, Aug. 20, and razed six houses.
The Quezon police said in a report Wednesday, Aug. 21, that the fire started around 4 p.m. from the house of a certain Violeta Villabroza in Barangay Pagkakaisa.
The fire spread to five other houses, all made of light materials, inside a compound before the blaze was put off by firemen after two hours and 40 minutes.
No one was injured during the blaze, the report said.
Authorities estimated the damage from the fire at P2,610,000.
The police are still investigating the cause of the blaze.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/20/68-year-old-woman-hurt-in-fire-in-san-andres-bukid-manila-1 |
A 68-year-old woman was injured in a fire that gutted seven houses on Rein Street in San Andres Bukid, Manila on Tuesday, August 20.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the injured woman sustained first degree burn on her left arm up to the left part of her face.
BFP reported that the fire started at 12:28 p.m. and escalated to the second alarm at 12:34 p.m.
It took the firefighters more than an hour before the fire was put under control at 1:58 p.m.
They extinguished the fire at 2:31 p.m.
Four of the seven affected houses were gutted by the fire.
Initial investigation disclosed that the fire started on the second floor of a three-story residential structure.
At least 15 families or 30 individuals were displaced by the fire.
BFP is still determining the cause of the blaze
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1975568/girl-dead-in-batangas-fire |
A 13-year-old girl died Wednesday in a fire that gutted her house in Lipa City, Batangas.
The odor of burnt objects awakened Jersey Gabuna, an occupant of a house in Barangay San Carlos, as the fire started around 2:45 a.m., the Region 4A police said in a belated report on Thursday, Aug. 22.
When Gabuna opened her eyes, she saw thick smoke inside the house.
She immediately woke the other people inside the house and herded them to safety. Two families were living together in the house.
The local fire department responded and declared the blaze under control at 3:41 a.m.
During the clearing operation, firefighters recovered the body of “Meagan,” who was trapped inside the burning house.
Investigators found that a lit candle inside the victim’s bedroom caused the fire.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1976980/1-dead-as-fire-razes-houses-in-baguio |
A 60-year-old man reportedly died while seven families, or 30 people, were displaced after a fire razed several houses in this city early Tuesday (Aug. 27), authorities said.
The fatality was identified as Joseph Deeije, a resident of Barangay Campo Filipino, according to the local firefighters.
An initial investigation showed that the fire started at 5:30 a.m. and spread quickly, destroying at least three houses inside a residential compound.
The firefighters declared the fire out at 8:12 a.m. while the displaced residents were temporarily staying with their neighbors or relatives.
Village officials have started soliciting donations for the victims and the Department of Social Welfare and Development Cordillera has begun assessing the situation to determine the appropriate assistance for the fire victims.
Fire officials were still determining the cause of the fire and the cost of the damage.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/27/fire-hits-residential-area-in-navotas-city |
A fire broke out at a residential area in Sitio Puting Bato, Barangay NBBS, Navotas City, on Tuesday, August 27.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to the first alarm at 11:26 a.m. and immediately escalated to the 2nd alarm at 11:27 a.m.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/29/baseco-fire-leaves-20-families-homeless |
Around 20 families were left homeless by a fire that gutted 10 houses at Block 17, Barangay 649, Baseco Compound in Manila on Thursday, August 29.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported that the fire was raised to first alarm at 11:16 a.m. and was immediately escalated to second alarm at 11:17 a.m.
The blaze was raised to the third alarm at 11:21 a.m.
Firefighters were able to put the fire under control at 11:51 a.m. and extinguish it at 1:13 p.m.
The affected families were given hot meals and modular tents by members of the Manila- Department of Social Welfare (DSW).
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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| https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/08/23/2379924/malabon-government-aids-fire-victims |
At least 10 families affected by a fire that struck Barangay Longos in Malabon received assistance from the local government on Wednesday.
According to the city’s public information office, the displaced families were evacuated to a multipurpose hall in the barangay. They were provided modular tents and hot meals.
Residents also received relief packs from the local social welfare and development office.
On Wednesday, a fire of still unknown origin engulfed houses in Barangay Longos, the Bureau of Fire Protection said.
No one was reported injured in the incident.
In Quezon City, a man was injured and eight families were left homeless when a fire razed a slum area yesterday.
Michael Dacapias was hurt after he, his wife and children jumped from the second floor of the house at the height of the fire.
“Pagbukas ng pinto ng asawa ko andun na apoy,” Dacapias said in an interview on GMA News.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)’s National Capital Region field office said the blaze started at 12:18 p.m. and reached the first alarm.
The fire destroyed five shanties along Usafe street in Barangay Holy Spirit, the BFP said.
Firefighters doused the fire at 12:44 a.m., which displaced eight families.
An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the fire, which destroyed P7,500 worth of property.
The affected residents sought shelter at a covered court in the area.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/30/fire-hits-residential-area-in-commonwealth-ave-qc |
A fire broke out at a residential area in Kasunduan St. Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City on Friday morning, August 30.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to the first alarm at around 8:03 a.m.
The blaze was declared under control at around 8:29 a.m. and was extinguished at around 8:34 a.m.
The BFP said there were no reported injuries.
Probers are still investigating the cause of the blaze
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/31/fire-hits-houses-in-tondo-5 |
A fire hit houses along Dagupan Street in Barangay 62, Tondo, Manila on Saturday, August 31.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to first alarm at 4:37 p.m. and was immediately declared to second alarm at 4:48 p.m.
Six fire trucks have arrived at the scene to control the blaze.
That is 25 reported incidents for August. 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.
