20140814 Philippines 92-year-old man dies in Abra fire
Philippines Aug 14 2014 “Houses”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 0 or unknown
92-year-old man dies in Abra fire
Updated: 2014-08-15-12:55
A 92-year-old man died in a fire that hit a house in Bangued town in Abra province Thursday.
The fire occurred at Zone 6 (Sinapangan) in Bangued town, GMA Ilocos reported.
“Kagigising ko lang kaninang lumiyab, hindi ko na naisalba,” said the victim’s grandchild Janina Besalona.
An investigation showed the fire spread very quickly, and gave relatives no time to return inside the house to rescue the victim.
Witnesses were quoted in the report as saying they heard the elderly victim shouting, but the flames were already too big.
Firefighters managed to put out the fire in 30 minutes.
“Parang kubo-kubo, made up of light materials, kawayan tapos yung bubong niya ay may konting talahib kaya sabi ng mga nakakita ay talagang mabilis na lumaki ang apoy,” said fire investigator FO3 Marlo Domingo.
Arson investigators are still determining the cause of the fire as well as the extent of the damage. — Joel Locsin /LBG, GMA News
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