Fires break out in residential areas in QC and Taguig

Two fires broke out in Metro Manila on Sunday morning, one in Quezon City and the other in Taguig City.

The fire incident in Quezon City affected a house at Dioquino Compound in Barangay Dioquino Zobel in Project 4, near 20th Avenue, according to a report by Carlo Mateo on Super Radyo dzBB.

According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started before 5 a.m.

According to a resident of the affected house, he was asleep on the second floor but woke up to the smell of smoke. He then went down to the first floor and saw the fire which was already getting bigger.

The resident then woke his parents up then they all exited the burning house. He sustained a minor injury, a burn on his hand.

UPDATE: Sunog sa isang residential area sa Dioquino Compound sa Project 4, Quezon City, naapula na; isang lalaki, bahagyang nasugatan. | via @SurfaceCarlo pic.twitter.com/Md8xjMvwnS

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) August 9, 2025

They were not able to save any belongings.

The house's second floor, which was made of wood, collapsed as it burned down.

The BFP said the fire was placed under control at 5:04 a.m., then fire out was declared at 5:24 a.m.

Taguig fire

Meanwhile, in Taguig City, a fire broke out at 6:52 a.m. at a house in Barangay Calzada-Tipas, according to Mao dela Cruz's report on Super Radyo dzBB.

The fire was at first alarm when the BFP declared fire out at 7:24 a.m.

FIRE UPDATE: (As of 7:24 am) Sunog sa isang residential area sa Brgy. Calzada-Tipas, Taguig City, naapula na. | via Mao dela Cruz pic.twitter.com/bPGjV9DBwU

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) August 10, 2025

No one was hurt in the fire incident.

Investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the fire. —KG, GMA Integrated News