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Eon Sanchez, ABS-CBN News

Eon Sanchez

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<p>MANILA — Five people, including an 11-month-old infant, died in a fire that razed a two-story apartment building in Barangay 8, Caloocan City early Sunday, August 2.</p><p>The Bureau of Fire Protection said the fire broke out around 1:01 a.m. at a residential building along Sinilyasi Street in Dagat-Dagatan.</p><p>Investigators said the blaze started on the ground floor of the building—where an auto repair shop was located—before quickly spreading to the second floor.</p><p>Although the fire reached only the first-alarm status, intense heat caused nearby electrical wires to explode and scorch the walls of the upper floor, which was made of concrete and light materials.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:514px;height:649px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2083694434819113467&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-08-02T04%3A05%3A21.664022%3A1b660a58-6e5e-428e-a8f8-4777b03c1ed0%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=cbb500f1f3ace49e1af128f9035c161bca5aa44a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2083694434819113467"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Firefighters brought the blaze under control at 1:24 a.m. before declaring &quot;fire out&quot; at 2:04 a.m.</p><p>Five residents were trapped inside their rooms and were later found dead. Among the victims were a mother and her 11-month-old baby.</p><p>The BFP confirmed three females and two males died in the fire. No injuries were reported.</p><p>Firefighters and volunteers recovered the victims’ bodies as grieving relatives rushed to the scene.</p><p>“Nakausap naman po namin ang pamilya… Ang pamilya po nila ay tutuloy sa akin sa barangay (We have spoken to the families… They will stay with me at the barangay hall for now),” Barangay 8 Kagawad Rocky Badiana said, adding that the victims’ relatives will stay at the barangay hall for now.</p><p>Initial damage to property was estimated at P500,000.</p><p>Surviving residents said they lost all of their belongings.</p><p>“Marami kaming mga kapitbahay na nawalan talaga (Many of our neighbors lost everything),” said resident Geraldiest Juanillo.</p><p>“Wala po kaming naisalba. Sa ngayon, makikitulog po muna kami (We were able to save nothing. For now, we will just sleep over elsewhere),” she added.</p><p>Juanillo also appealed for emergency assistance to help them start over.</p><p>A total of 25 fire trucks—five from the BFP and 20 from volunteer fire brigades—responded to the scene alongside two ambulances.</p><p>Authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire.</p>

<p>Five people, including an 11-month-old infant, died in a fire that razed a two-story apartment building in Barangay 8, Caloocan City early Sunday, August 2.</p>

Five people, including an 11-month-old infant, died in a fire that razed a two-story apartment building in Barangay 8, Caloocan City early Sunday, August 2.

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5, including baby, killed in Caloocan apartment fire

Eon Sanchez,

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Published August 02, 2026 11:18 AM PHT

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