Fire started before noon in one of the houses of yet still unknown origin. The blaze quickly spread to other nearby houses reaching the fifth alarm which prompted Camanava (Caloocan-Malabon-Navotas-Valenzuela) firefighters to respond.
A predawn fire razed 10 houses at Agujo corner Tindalo Streets in Claro Village which reached third alarm. No one was reported hurt in the said blaze.
Three persons were reported dead, while seven others were injured when a small shelter burnt down due to explosion of firecrackers being manufactured there.
An hour long fire reached the fourth alarm when a house caught blaze at P. Gomez Street, Barangay Poblacion in Mandaluyong City causing injuries to three other residents when it spread along five adjacent houses.
Around 4,000 people were left homeless when an early dawn fire struck 800 homes at the Carmina-Bunye Compound in Barangay Cupang, Muntinlupa City. Fire trucks from all over the metro responded and the fire was put under control after five and half hours causing major traffic jams along South Luzon Expressway including Skyway since several exits were closed due to billowy smoke.
FIRE PREVENTION – an action taken before a fire starts to reduce the likelihood of fire
- cleaning grease from kitchen ventilation services
- replacing/fixing expose electrical wiring
- closing lids on outdoor trash bins
* the most important concept of FIRE PREVENTION is potential fuels must be kept away from heat sources
FIRE CONTROL – an action taken to reduce fire spread and severity of fire losses actions taken either before or after a fire starts to reduce the effects of the fire
- closing door after a fire start
- calling the fire department if a fire breaks out
- using portable fire extinguishers
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The Bureau of Fire Protection has warned campaigners to avoid hanging posters on power cables to prevent fire due to intense summer heat which may cause insulation melting.
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1) Ignition Phase – the starting point upon completing the four elements of the fire tetrahedron
2) Growth phase – additional fuel contributes to the fire in which thermal layering begins and continues as long as there is enough oxygen and the fuel source is maintained
3) Fully developed phase – fire has progressed beyond flashover (point between the growth phase and the fully developed phase) wherein all combustibles have ignited and heat is being produced at its maximum rate
4) Decay phase – the final phase in which the fire is running out of fuel, so rate of combustion is slowing down but the atmosphere remains hot and heat energy continues to be released
The fire triangle and fire tetrahedron explain how fire occurs under a favorable condition. The former concept include the three basic elements, namely: fuel, heat and oxygen in order for fire to prosper. These three components permit combustion to happen.
Combustion is defined as a rapid, self-sustaining process that combines oxygen with another substance. This, in turn, results in the release of heat. Thus, in effect, it can be simply put as rapid oxidation. Oxidation, on the other hand, is the process of combining oxygen with another substance to create a new compound.
The fire tetrahedron includes the fourth element, chemical chain reaction, which is a must to maintain a self-sustaining fire. It is a very complicated series of reactions at the molecular level that keeps the fire burning. It has been said that a fire cannot occur without all four components. Under normal conditions, these chain reactions will continue as long as there is sufficient source of heat, fuel and oxygen.
In conclusion, one method of stopping a fire is by way of introducing other chemicals like HCFC-123 to break the sequence of chemical chain reactions.