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Unknown, believed to be electrical fire. Deaths. 162. Non-fatal injuries. 95. 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. [ 3][ 4]
Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons and blocked and rammed a Philippine fisheries vessel Sunday in the disputed South China Sea, where hostilities between the Asian neighbors have flared ...
An electrical fire razed the Star City amusement park and the adjacent Manila Broadcasting Company building in Pasay. [128] 21-23 May 2023 - The Manila Central Post Office was gutted by a fire that started from a leaking car battery. [129] 31 August 2023 - A fire at a house doubling as a t-shirt factory in Quezon City killed 15. [130]
A Philippine ferry carrying 82 passengers and crew caught fire as it was approaching a port south of Manila on Friday, and at least 73 of those aboard have been rescued, including many who jumped ...
Kentex Factory. Tied as the second worst fire incident in Philippine history. On May 13, 2015, a fire broke out at the Kentex manufacturing factory in Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines. 72 people were killed in the fire, making the incident the joint-second worst fire disaster in Philippine history alongside the Manor Hotel fire in 2001 ...
Bureau of Fire Protection National headquarters along Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue (formerly Agham Road) in Quezon City. The BFP was formed from the units of the Integrated National Police's Office of Fire Protection Service on January 29, 1991 through Republic Act No. 6975, which created the present Interior Department and placed the provision of fire services under its control.
BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) -China summoned the ambassador from the Philippines on Tuesday and warned the country "not to play with fire" after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr congratulated Taiwan's ...
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. [ 3][ 4 ...