Tag: fire fatalities

Number of people injured in vessel fire off Real, Quezon rises to 29

(Eagle News) — The number of people injured in a fire that engulfed a vessel off Quezon has risen to 29. The Philippine Coast Guard gave the update, as it clarified that the number of people on board MV Mercraft 2 when it caught fire in waters off Real on Monday, May 23, was 157, not 134. Of this number, the PCG said apart from the 29 injured, 121 were uninjured, while seven died due […]

7-year-old boy killed in QC fire

(Eagle News) — A seven-year-old boy was killed in a fire that hit a residential and commercial area in Quezon City early Tuesday, Jan. 29. Authorities said the boy was the son of Jacquelyn Laksi, who was the owner of one of the houses on Litex Road in Barangay Commonwealth that caught fire around 7 a.m. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the boy’s body was “beyond recognition” when found by firemen in the house. Authorities […]