Navotas landfill fire that started April 10 now under control

The fire at the Navotas City Sanitary Landfill, which started on Friday night, April 10, has been placed under control on Sunday morning, April 12 by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the Navotas City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) said.

The said fire began at 7:56 p.m. Friday in the landfill located in Barangay Tanza.

The Navotas CDRRMO on Saturday night said suppression operations continued to put out the fire, according to a report by Christian Maño on Super Radyo dzBB on Sunday morning.

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— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) April 11, 2026

The Philippine Air Force will continue its aerial operations on Sunday to help put out the fire completely.

The Navotas City local government unit said the landfill is not owned by the city government.

The landfill has been closed since August 2025 and it is located on an island where there are no residents.

Firefighters in fact could not approach the site by boat due to low tide. They had to deploy fireboats, as the landfill is located on an island, according to a report on 24 Oras Weekend on Saturday.

Investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the fire.

Take precautions

Meanwhile, the Environmental Management Bureau-National Capital Region (EMB-NCR) on Saturday advised the public to take precautions against harmful air pollutants after the Navotas City Sanitary Landfill caught fire.

It recommended that residents in affected barangays stay indoors with windows and doors closed.

The bureau also recommended that outdoor activities, sports, and classes in areas where smoke or odors are prevalent be temporarily suspended.

Those who need to go out were advised to wear an N95 mask or an equivalent respirator, especially if they are high-risk individuals such as children and infants, the elderly, pregnant women, and individuals with pre-existing heart or lung conditions including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, among others.

The EMB-NCR said it was conducting rapid on-site validation as well as aerial assessment via drone of the fire to find out which areas are affected. —KG, GMA News