AT LEAST 11 houses were affected when a late afternoon blaze hit Sitio Sto. Niño Laguna in Barangay Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.Of the 11 houses that were affected, seven were destroyed while four others were damaged, said FO2 Fulbert Navarro of the Cebu City Fire Office.Navarro told reporters they received the […]
Tag: fire
9-year-old PWD dies in Compostela fire
A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl with disability died after a fire razed her family’s house in Purok Mangga, Barangay Bagalnga in the town of Compostela, northern Cebu on Saturday morning, July 30, 2022.The fatality, identified as Quenerich Sotto, was left alone inside the room of their house when the fire broke out, according to investigator Staff Sergeant […]
3 fires in Cebu, Mandaue destroy around P566K worth of properties
AT LEAST three fires broke out in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue in less than 24 hours since Friday night, July 29, 2022.Around 27 families living in a compound in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City are now temporarily living in the barangay’s designated evacuation center after a fire hit their homes at noon Saturday, July […]
Punta fire victims to get cash aid
VICTIMS of the massive fire that hit five sitios in Barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu City on June 11, 2022, will be receiving P10,000 to P20,000 in financial aid from the City Government.Portia Basmayor of the Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS) told SunStar Cebu Sunday, June 19, 2022, that their office will be requesting […]
Suspect in Punta fire that hit 600 houses to face arson case
THE Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) will file a case of arson against a woman who allegedly set her house on fire, causing a conflagration that affected five sitios in Barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu City on Saturday evening, June 11, 2022.A total of 655 houses were either damaged or destroyed by the fire, displacing 850 […]
City Hall to reblock areas in Punta Princesa hit by fire
THE Cebu City Government will implement a reblocking in the area in Barangay Punta Princesa that was hit by the fire that broke out in Barangay Punta Princesa on Saturday, June 11, 2022.Gerardo Carillo, chairman of the Cebu City Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Council, told SunStar Cebu Sunday, June 12, that aside from extending […]
Fire hits 3 sitios in Punta Princesa
(UPDATED) An early evening fire hits three sitios in Barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu City on Saturday, June 11, 2022.Based on an initial report provided by the Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO), the fire first started in Sitio Tuburan, Barangay Punta Princesa at 5:53 p.m.The fire reportedly started at the house of a certain Jocelyn Daniel. […]
Danao cancels pageant and concert for Charter Day
OFFICIALS of Danao City have canceled some of the activities for the 61st Charter Day celebration to focus on assisting vendors who were affected by the fire that hit the city’s public market on Thursday night, June 2, 2022.In a statement posted on their official Facebook page on Saturday, June 4, the Danao City Government […]
Boy, 3, dies in Aloguinsan fire
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy died in a fire that hit his family’s home in Barangay Poblacion, Aloguinsan town, southwest Cebu on Friday night, June 3, 2022.Firefighters identified the lone fatality as Izach Pielago, 3.Senior Fire Officer 1 Johnmer Lesigues, the chief of Aloguinsan’s fire department, told SunStar Cebu that the fire started at around 8:22 p.m. […]
3 fires in Danao, Cebu City cause over P55M in damage
THREE fires hit Cebu City and Danao City, causing more than P55 million worth of damage in less than 24 hours.Firefighters responded to the first fire alarm on Thursday afternoon, June 2, 2022, in Victor Village in Barangay Punta Princesa in Cebu City where the damage to two houses reached P2.7 million.Later that evening, the […]
Fire hits Danao City public market
A HUGE fire engulfed a public market in Danao City, northern Cebu Thursday evening, June 2, 2022.According to the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, the fire started around 8:29 p.m. on Thursday.As of press time, fire fighters are still trying to put out the fire. (CLC)Refresh this page for updates.
Cause of ship fire remains mystery
INVESTIGATION is still ongoing to find out the reason behind the fire incident that broke out in the ill-fated mv General Romulo and claimed the life of one seafarer on Sunday, April 17, 2022.Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Cebu spokesperson Lt. Krysta Bergantin told SunStar Cebu Monday, April 18, that personnel from the Coast Guard were […]
Blaze hits Sambag 1, Cebu City as Fire Prevention Month ends
A FIRE erupted on the last day of Fire Prevention Month on Thursday, March 31, 2022 in Barangay Sambag 1, Cebu City.The Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) received a call about the fire at 11:35 a.m., which was later raised to first alarm at 11:42 a.m. and second alarm after 13 minutes.The fire gutted the […]
P52.8M lost in fires in Cebu City, highest so far in last 3 years
THE cost of damage to properties that were destroyed by fires within the month of March this year has reportedly exceeded the combined damage recorded in the past three years.This was what officials of the Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) disclosed to reporters on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, or just three days before this year’s […]
Mambaling warehouse fire damage at P28M
AROUND P28 million worth of infrastructure was destroyed during a midnight fire that occurred at a warehouse along the national highway in Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City on Thursday, March 17, 2022.The fire, which occurred at the warehouse owned by Vicky Marketing, took 12 hours to contain.FO2 Fulbert Navarro of the Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) […]
2 fires hit Cebu City; over P13M properties lost
OVER P13 million worth of properties perished in two fire incidents that burned 23 structures in Cebu City on a rainy Sunday afternoon, March 6, 2022.A total of 23 families or 115 families were affected in the two fires.Firefighters from the Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) first responded to the blaze that hit the house […]
More fire deaths occurred in August 2021, says CCFO
AUGUST was the deadliest month in Cebu City when it came to fire incidents in 2021—it saw seven deaths.These deaths happened in a residential area in Barangay Sta. Cruz. Five of these fatalities belonged to one family. The youngest was only three years old.A total of nine fatalities were recorded in 2021: one each in […]
Over P10M lost in Cebu City warehouse fire
AN EARLY evening fire damaged a hardware storage facility in Barangay Tejero, Cebu City on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022.The Pentax Hardware warehouse owned by Edward Garcia suddenly ca…
5-hour fire hits APM mall
AT LEAST P39.2 million worth of property went up in smoke when a huge fire hit the APM Shopping Center in A. Soriano St., North Reclamation Area, Cebu City, at past 1 p.m. on Frida…
17 dead in nightclub fire in Cameroon’s capital
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — A fire erupted at a popular nightclub in the Cameroon capital of Yaounde, setting off explosions that killed at least 17 people and seriously injured seven othe…