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A large fire engulfed dozens of shanty houses at a slum area in downtown Manila on Sunday (November 24). Drone footage shared by the Manila government's disaster management office showed the ...
On the second floor in one home in Isla Puting Bato, a fire started in approximately 8:00 a.m., quickly spreading to other homes. After an eight-hour battle, firefighters ended the fire, at approximately 4:00 p.m. No casualties were reported, though 1,000 homes, housing about 2,000 families and 8,000 individuals were destroyed. [1] [2]
The blaze in Manila's Binondo district was doused about three hours after fire responders were alerted around 7.30 a.m. (2300 GMT), fire officials said, but there was no immediate word on the ...
A fire at a market in Nairobi, Kenya, killed 15 and injured 70. [290] August 25 – 2018 Harbin hotel fire. A fire at a hotel in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, killed 19 and injured 23. September 2 – National Museum of Brazil fire. The National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro caught fire and lost more than 90% of its collection. [291]
23 December 2017 – 2017 Davao City mall fire. 39 people died in a fire that destroyed the New City Commercial Center (NCCC) shopping mall. [127] 18 March 2018 – 2018 Manila Pavilion Hotel fire. 6 people died in a hotel fire in the Ermita district of Manila. [128] 2 October 2019 – Star City fire.
The Ozone Disco fire in Quezon City, Philippines, broke out on March 18, 1996, leaving at least 162 people dead. It is officially acknowledged as the worst fire in Philippine history, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and among the 10 worst nightclub fires in the world.
The latest Los Angeles County wildfire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, began as a brush fire Wednesday a little before 11 a.m. before spreading to over 8,000 acres by around 4 p.m. local time.
The Resorts World Manila attack was an attack that took place at the Resorts World Manila (now Newport World Resorts) entertainment complex in Newport City, Pasay, Philippines. 38 were killed and 70 were injured when a gunman caused a stampede after he set fire to casino tables and slot machine chairs around midnight on June 2, 2017.