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The fire trucks of the government, the now-Bureau of Fire Protection, were ill-equipped to fight the fire because they had to travel 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to Jaro, Iloilo City to fill their water tanks. The fire lasted approximately 12 hours and ₱50 million (1966 value) worth of property went up in smoke. [1] [2]
Bocaue, a town in the Greater Manila Area, is well known in the Philippines for its pyrotechnics industry. However, this has also been the cause of large fires in the area, especially during traditional and widespread New Year use. [1] In 1988, an illegal fireworks factory exploded in Bocaue, leveling several houses and killing ten people. [1]
A massive fire destroyed nearly three quarters of the central business district of Iloilo City. [96] 22 January 1971 – 13 people were killed in a fire that gutted the terminal of the Manila International Airport. [97] 22 January 1975 – 51 people were killed after a fire swept through a factory in a commercial building in Marikina, Rizal ...
A huge fire raged at a post office in Manila on Sunday (21 May), destroying the historic building. Footage shows thick smoke pouring from the Manila Central Post Office, which dates back to the 1920s.
In December 2019, however, the cause was confirmed as an electrical fire which originated from a game booth on Star City's ground floor. [1] Although there were no reported casualties, 80 per cent of the establishment was confirmed to have been damaged by the fire, the cost of which was estimated to be ₱1 billion (US$19.3 million).
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 Manor Hotel fire was a fire at the Manor Hotel in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on August 18, 2001. With a death toll of 74, it is considered to be the second worst structural fire in Philippine history, tied with the 2015 Kentex slipper factory fire and only behind the Ozone Disco fire in 1996.
Arson in the Philippines (5 P) F. Firefighting in the Philippines (1 C, 2 P) ... 1966 Iloilo City fire; 2023 Manila Central Post Office fire; 2024 Manila fires; A.