Marikina fire leaves 47 families homelessFirefighters respond to a first alarm fire that broke out in a residential area at 28th Avenue, Balubad Street in Barangay Nangka, Marikina on December 26, 2025. MANILA, Philippines — Forty-seven families were left homeless after a fire engulfed a residential area in Marikina City on Friday night. The fire, which started at 6:44 p.m., destroyed several houses along 32nd Avenue in Barangay Nangka, the Bureau of Fire Protection’s National Capital Region office said in a report. The fire reached second alarm before it was controlled by firefighters at around 7:41 p.m. In an interview over ABS-CBN, barangay captain Celso delos Armas said the wind contributed to the spread of the fire.

Source: Philippine Star December 27, 2025 16:48 UTC