A dog was safely rescued from a balcony during a deadly residential fire in Pasay City, Metro Manila, after volunteer firefighters reached the trapped animal amid the emergency response.
Footage circulating widely on social media shows rescuers Jamphy Belchez and Jimari Lao, volunteers from the San Andres Manila Fire & Rescue Volunteer Association Inc., pulling the dog to safety from a balcony at the corner of Tengco Street and Tramo.
The canine was carefully lowered to the ground and later reunited with its owner. The dog was reportedly uninjured.
The rescue took place as firefighters responded to a fast-moving residential fire that swept through Tengco Street, spanning Barangays 106 and 107, on Friday afternoon, 21 August 2026.
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Four People Killed in Pasay City Fire
As reported by PhilippineStar, the fire broke out between 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. and quickly spread through several wooden residential structures in the area. Emergency services raised the incident to a second alarm as firefighters and volunteers worked to contain the blaze.
Firefighters eventually declared the fire extinguished later that afternoon. However, four people, including a three-year-old child, died after becoming trapped inside a burning home.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), search teams found the young child and another victim embracing one another inside the property.
Four other residents were injured in the incident, while around 30 families were displaced after the fire completely destroyed their homes.
