2 minors die in Bacolod fire

Manila fire leaves 2 children dead, 100 families homeless

(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines — Two children were killed and about 100 families have been displaced by the fire that swept through a residential area along Road 12 in Sta. Mesa, Manila on Monday. According to reports from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze broke out at about 4 p.m. and quickly spread across houses made of light materials because of the strong winds. Witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion amid the blaze, causing r…

2 minors die in Bacolod fire

Two children died while their grandfather was injured in a fire that struck their house in this city early yesterday morning.

2 siblings killed in fire sparked by lighted candle

BACOLOD CITY – Two siblings were killed and their grandfather was injured in a fire that hit their house in Purok Lison, Barangay 1, this city, on Tuesday, May 20.The fatalities were an eight-year-old boy and his six-year-old sister.Fire Officer 2 Rolin Paulan, chief arson investigator of the Bacolod City Fire Station, said the fire originated from a lighted candle on top of a table near the bed of the two children.Paulan said that there was a p…

Bacolod fire kills 2 minors, grandpa injured

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two siblings, both minors, died, while their grandfather who tried to rescue them was injured early Tuesday morning, when a fire broke out at their house in Purok Lison, Barangay 1 in Bacolod City. The fatalities… The post Bacolod fire kills 2 minors, grandpa injured appeared first on Visayan Daily Star.

Bacolod City fire kills two minors, hurts senior

BACOLOD City – Two minor siblings died while their grandfather was injured when a fire engulfed their home early yesterday morning in Purok Lison, Barangay 1 in this city. The charred bodies of a six-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl were discovered after firefighters extinguished the blaze, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod […]

Candle triggers fire that kills 2 children, injures grandpa

The house where the two children died.*Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade photo Two children died and their grandfather sustained second degree burns when a fire destroyed their home at Purok Lison, Brgy 1, Bacolod City, early Tuesday morning, May 20. The charred bodies of an 8-year-old boy and his 6-year-old sister were found next to each […]