ZAMBOANGA CITY - A sexagenarian perished while her elder sister was injured in a 45-minute fire that razed a two-story house and partially destroyed another in this city, a Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) official disclosed Friday. Chief Insp. Jacqueline Ortega, city fire district marshal, identified the fatality as Clarita Co, 66; and her injured sister as Teresita, 70. Ortega said the fire that reached the first alarm broke out around 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Quidilla Drive in Barangay Camino Nuevo, this city. Ortega said that Clarita, who was bedridden, perished as her relatives failed to evacuate her amid the blaze that engulfed their house. Teresita, on the other hand, suffered first-degree burns in the back and was rushed to the hospital. Ortega said the fire, which originated from a faulty electrical connection, started on the second floor of a house being rented out by Helen Co, a relative of the victims. The fire razed the two-story house occupied by the victims and partially des
FIRE INCIDENT. A boy carries a pail of water to help put out the fire that hit a slum community in Barangay Recodo, Zamboanga City early Wednesday (Oct. 13, 2021). Some P4 million worth of properties were destroyed while around 400 families were displaced in the incident. (Photo courtesy of City Hall Public Information Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Some PHP4 million worth of properties went up in smoke while one was injured in a fire that hit a slum area in this city early Wednesday, a Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) official said. Chief Insp. Jacqueline Ortega, Zamboanga City Fire District (ZCFD) marshal, said the fire broke out around 1:05 a.m. in Purok 3B, Sitio Dacon, Barangay Recodo, this city. Injured was Asari Mukaram, 35, who suffered a laceration on his left leg, while trying to salvage their belongings during the blaze. Ortega said initial investigation showed that the fire came from an unattended lighted candle at the house of one Akhad Asta. The fire rapidly spread and engulfed
FIRE INCIDENT. A boy carries a pail of water to help put out the fire that hit a slum community in Barangay Recodo, Zamboanga City early Wednesday (Oct. 13, 2021). Some P4 million worth of properties were destroyed while around 400 families were displaced in the incident. (Photo courtesy of City Hall Public Information Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Some PHP4 million worth of property went up in smoke while one was injured in a fire that hit a slum area in this city early Wednesday, a Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) official said. Chief Insp. Jacqueline Ortega, Zamboanga City Fire District (ZCFD) marshal, said the fire broke out around 1:05 a.m. in Purok 3B, Sitio Dacon, Barangay Recodo, this city. Injured was Asari Mukaram, 35, who suffered a laceration on his left leg, while trying to salvage their belongings during the blaze. Ortega said initial investigation showed that the fire came from an unattended lighted candle at the house of one Akhad Asta. The fire rapidly spread and engulfed th
Published April 17, 2021, 3:54 PM
The body of a missing crew member of a vessel that exploded at a private wharf in Zamboanga City yesterday was retrieved by rescuers Saturday morning, April 17.
FLAMING SHIP. The M/V Saidamae burst into flames after a mechanical mishap at a private wharf in Zamboanga City Friday night. (Photo courtesy of Ely Dumaboc / MANILA BULLETIN)
The crew member was identified as Rene Jimlani, a crew member of the M/L Saidamae.
Two other crew members believed to have been inside the boat during the explosion remain missing.
The M/L Saida Mae, a vessel carrying 150 drums of gasoline, exploded while docked at the Petron Wharf, Baliwasan Seaside in Barangay Baliwasan, Zamboanga City.