Tag: fire
2 fires occur after Paeng lashes Virac
Less than a day after Mayor Samuel Laynes warned constituents to take care when using candles during the storm, two fires occurred one after the other just hours after “Paeng”…
Virac mayor’s fear comes true
Through this column, the Tribune wishes to apologize to DPWH District Engineer Edy Ferdinand Joven, who was reported in a Facebook report that he had already traveled to the mainland…
Catanduanes not among LGU recipients of 35 new firetrucks
Harassed and under-equipped fire officers in Catanduanes will have to wait one more year for new fire trucks to be turned over by the national government. Last week, the Department…
Two homes razed in separate Virac fires
More than a million pesos in property were destroyed in two separate fires that occurred in the capital town of Virac last week. The first blaze was reported to the…
BFP Baras thanks residents, others for help in controlling Bagong Sirang blaze
Without the help of residents as well as the Baras police and the Baras Water District, the Baras fire station could not have prevented the Feb. 17, 2022 fire in…
Deadly Virac blaze caused by faulty electrical wiring?
Faulty electrical connections appear to be the cause of the blaze that ripped through a two-storey concrete building in Concepcion, Virac last Jan. 4, 2022 and killed four members of…
Family of four perish in early morning blaze
An early morning fire reduced to a burnt shell a two-storey building in Virac last Tuesday morning and killed four members of a family. According to informed sources, the blaze…