TUBA, Benguet – The traditional New Year’s Eve celebration turned sad for 36 families after a fire gutted 24 houses in Riverside Compound, Barangay Camp 6, Tuba, Benguet, early on January 1.

Initial reports indicate that at least 36 families, comprising 155 individuals, were affected by the fire that broke out at 1:00 a.m., after the New Year’s Eve 2025 celebration.

The next morning, Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, acting chairperson of the Metropolitan Baguio-La Trinidad-Itogon-Sablan-Tuba-Tublay Development Authority (MBLISTTDA), immediately met with the Tuba Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council headed by Mayor Clarita Sal-ongan.

Magalong also met with 36 affected families for immediate assistance prepared by the Baguio City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office for the fire victims.

Magalong also thanked the Baguio City Fire Station for being first responders, water deliveries and local disaster-response teams for their quick assistance to the Tuba Fire Station in extinguishing the fire.

Those who lost their homes were temporarily taken to Camp 6 Elementary School, and Barangay Camp 4 Multi-purpose Hall, while the cause of the fire and the extent of the damage are still being determined.

Those who wish to help may proceed to the Camp 6 Jeepney terminal/staging area in Baguio City, where they will be taken to the affected families in Camp 6.