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Newlywed Pinay, 4 others die in California limo fire

Manila Bulletin
07 May 2013

San Francisco (AP) - A limousine taking nine women to a night on the town to celebrate a newlywed Filipina bride erupted in flames, killing the bride and four others who were trapped inside as the other four escaped with burn and smoke inhalation injuries, authorities said Sunday.

Relatives told the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News that one of the dead was Neriza Fojas, 31, a registered nurse from Fresno who recently wed and was planning to repeat her marriage vows in her native Philippines next month.

The driver, who was not hurt, told investigators he was driving the women on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge Saturday night when one of them complained of smoke inside the passenger compartment, San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault said.

more at http://ph.news.yahoo.com/newlywed-pinay-4-others-die-california-limo-fire-184138062.html

Neriza Fojas, the bride
RIP

Jasmine Desguia
survivor

Mary Grace G. Guardiano
survivor
(condition said to be critical)

Quote from: islander on May 07, 2013, 06:39:17 PM

Jasmine Desguia
survivor

Wa kaha ni foul play

Workers investigate the scene of a limousine fire that killed five members of a bridal party on the San Mateo Bridge.
Photo: Jane Tyska, Associated Press

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Quote from: vhinz08 on May 07, 2013, 06:59:12 PMWa kaha ni foul play

para unsa man kaha, in case?  (hi, vhinz.  welcome back, again and again.)

the limousine on fire

the fire that engulfed the limo

Quote from: islander on May 07, 2013, 07:08:09 PM
para unsa man kaha, in case?  (hi, vhinz.  welcome back, again and again.)

Thank you Maám Isles, just wondering why the bride did not manage to go out in the limo, like triangular shape, i hope none.

Michelle Estrera
RIP
(with Neriza Fojas; photo from Fresno Community Regional Medical Center)

Quote from: vhinz08 on May 07, 2013, 07:17:11 PM
Thank you Maám Isles, just wondering why the bride did not manage to go out in the limo, like triangular shape, i hope none.

i was wondering too, though i can't help but think that it's not easy to get out of a speeding vehicle and limo drivers can hardly hear their passengers because of a glass (or whatever transparent material it's made of) partition between the front seat and the passengers' seats at the back.  the fire must have conflagrated fast.

kaila ko sa isa sa namatay, si Jenni Balon kay classmate na sa akong cousin sa holy spirit

Hala ni,mga pinay diay ni

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on May 08, 2013, 12:16:25 AM
Hala ni,mga pinay diay ni

taga tagabilaran gyud ang isa

Jenni Balon
RIP

Jenni Balon of Dublin died in the limo fire Saturday on the San Mateo Bridge. She's shown here with her husband, John Balon, and their son. Credit Facebook screenshot

Jenni Balon and her husband, John, moved to Dublin five years ago from the Philippines, according to KPIX5. Jenni was a nurse at Fruitvale Healthcare Center in Oakland, where John is a physical therapist and where several of the victims worked. Jenni Balon leaves behind a son, Jayden (whose age has been reported as either 1 or 2), and a 10-year-old daughter, Jillian, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

http://losgatos.patch.com/

Nelia Arellano
survivor

RIP
Michelle Estrera, Jenni Balon, Neriza Fojas and Anna Alcantara all perished when the limousine they were riding in caught fire on the San Mateo Bridge Saturday night. Photo: Courtesy The Balon Family

http://www.sfgate.com/

Quote from: islander on May 07, 2013, 07:16:17 PM

the fire that engulfed the limo

sayop.  california fires ni, kanang wildfires.  no limo is involved in this picture.  (i started to doubt because of that noticeable patch of grass.  the bridge where the limo was on fire showed no grass at all.)  my apologies.

Quote from: islander on May 08, 2013, 06:15:00 AM

RIP
Michelle Estrera, Jenni Balon, Neriza Fojas and Anna Alcantara all perished when the limousine they were riding in caught fire on the San Mateo Bridge Saturday night. Photo: Courtesy The Balon Family

http://www.sfgate.com/

Kaluoy tawon. Cut down by fate in the full bloom of life.

Very sad gyud kaayo.

kasakit ani nga panghitabo....

Quote from: Votives on May 14, 2013, 09:31:52 AM
kasakit ani nga panghitabo....

Mao bitaw. Di jud matag-an ang kinabuhi. Sigig plano ang tawo, lahi diay ang gusto sa Kahitas-an...

hehe naa man pud tay mahinumduman ani bai hubs... si abraham ang tawong bungoton nga nag gukod sa imong ka gwapo... hahaha

Quote from: Votives on May 14, 2013, 10:22:24 AM
hehe naa man pud tay mahinumduman ani bai hubs... si abraham ang tawong bungoton nga nag gukod sa imong ka gwapo... hahaha

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