Tag: fire department

P150,000 worth of property damaged, destroyed in Caloocan fire

(Eagle News)–More than P100,000 worth of property–or P150,000–was damaged after a fire razed a residential area in Caloocan early Tuesday, Feb. 5. The blaze in Barangay 8 broke out at 1:24 a.m., destroying at least 20 houses and leaving at least 40 families homeless, the Bureau of Fire Protection said. The blaze reached the second alarm before it was put out.  

Isang bahagi ng El Nido Municipal Hall, nasunog

EL NIDO, Palawan (Eagle News) – Nasunog ang isang bahagi ng munisipyo ng El Nido, Palawan noong Martes ng gabi, July 11. Ayon sa mga guard on duty na sina June Ebangelyo at Brit Acot, bigla na lamang silang nakakita ng usok na lumalabas mula sa bahagi ng treasury department bandang 11:30 ng gabi. Nang kanila itong alamin ay nakumpirmang nasunog ang bahaging iyon ng opisina, kung kaya dali-dali nila itong sinubukang apulahin sa tulong ng […]

Four killed in S. Korea subway site collapse

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Four workers were killed and 10 others injured in a collapse Wednesday at a subway construction site near the South Korean capital Seoul, the fire department said. The victims were doing welding work 15 meters underground when an explosion — possibly of an oxygen tank — caused the surrounding structure to cave in on top of them. Four workers were killed, while the injured, some of them with severe burns, […]