The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) chapel served as a temporary shelter for pedia patients and newborn babies following the fire that broke out at the hospital early Sunday morning, May 16.
(Photo from Fr. Marlito Ocon) In photos shared on Facebook by Father Marlito Ocon, head chaplain of the
The Bureau of Fire Protection-National Capital Region identified the victim as Laurence Beniat, 37.
Arson investigators placed the damage to property at P500,000.
On Tuesday, a one-story building occupied by Pointer Enterprises Inc., an electrical supply store, was hit by a fire that reached the third alarm at 4:51 p.m.
The fire was extinguished at 7:21 p.m.
Investigation is still ongoing to determine the cause of the fire.
(Photo from BFP NCR PIO / MANILA BULLETIN)
The Bureau of Fire Protection-National Capital Region (BFP-NCR) identified the fatalities as Frencelyn Batol De Leon, 35; and Precious Prey De Leon, 6.
A certain Jonel Mandap, 36, also suffered from second degree burns on his body. He was brought to Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center for treatment.
The fire was first reported at a house on Elias Street at 6:13 a.m. According to a report by GMA News, the victims’ neighbors heard a series of explosions from the house before the blaze.
The fire was first reported at 6:13 a.m. According to a report by GMA News, the victims’ neighbors heard a series of crackling sounds from the house before the blaze.
(Photo from BFP NCR PIO)
The Bureau of Fire Protection National Capital Region (BFP-NCR) identified the fatality as Cia Sophia Quilit.
Investigation showed that the fire began at the second floor of a four-story residential structure owned by the Quilit family in Dagupan, Tondo at 1:13 a.m.
mThe blaze escalated to a second alarm at 1:16 a.m. and a third alarm at 1:24 a.m.Firefighters declared the fire under control at 2:18 a.m. and put it out at 3:58 a.m.
Around 20 families were displaced in the blaze.
Up to 10 structures were affected by the fire, with the estimated worth of damages to property placed at P300,000.