A nine-year-old boy from Surigao del Norte sustained an eye injury caused by a firecracker, the first firecracker-related injury in the Caraga region since the start of the Yuletide season. INQUIRER ...

Pune: A major fire broke out at a firecrackers shop at Tapkir Chowk in Kalewadi on Thursday evening. No one sustained injuries in the fire. As many as 10 fire tenders were pressed into service to ...

Firecracker-related injuries in Region 1 climbed to 29 after a surge of patients rushed to the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) during New Year celebrations, hospital officials said. R1MC said 18 new ...

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has reminded the public to properly pack, transport, and handle firecrackers upon purchase to prevent accidental explosions. According to Chino Gaston’s report on ...

CEBU, Philippines — Authorities are searching for two customers who reportedly bought firecrackers moments before a fire erupted at a makeshift firecracker stall at sitio Estaca in Barangay Minolos, ...

TABUK CITY, Kalinga — A fire razed several firecracker stalls at the Bulanao Public Market, injuring at least two people on new year’s eve, authorities said. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in ...

MANILA, Philippines — A grade 5 student died while a grade 7 student was injured after the firecrackers they picked up along the street exploded in Tondo, Manila, according to the Manila Police ...

BARILI, Cebu — A motorcycle left behind in a Dec. 28 blaze that destroyed nine firecracker stalls in Barili town, southwestern Cebu, led police to the arrest of one of the men allegedly responsible ...

A total of 875 people have been injured due to firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices amid the 2026 New Year celebration, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday. Based on the PNP ...

DAVAO CITY — Police Colonel Mannan Muarip, Davao City Police Office chief, says there will be “No Mercy” for individuals caught violating the Davao City firecracker ban, as they will be charged ...

MANILA, Philippines — Police seized 96,721 illegal firecracker items and arrested 26 people during the New Year festivities for violating rules related to the use of pyrotechnics, the Philippine ...

We tagged along with antique tractors on a 285-mile road trip, swam alongside swimmers in the Straits of Mackinac, and painted intimate portraits of a human firecracker and girls who found community ...