20141209 Philippines 6 hurt, P2M in property destroyed in Malabon fire
Philippines Dec 08 2014 “Apartment houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 1 to 9
6 hurt, P2M in property destroyed in Malabon fire
Updated: 2014-12-10-07:47
At least six people were injured while some P2 million in property was destroyed in a fire that hit a residential area in Malabon City Tuesday night.
Investigators are looking into an electrical short circuit as the cause of the fire in Barangay Tonsuya, radio dzBB’s Henry Herdillo reported early Wednesday.
Some 500 houses were destroyed in the fire, GMA News’ Hadji Rieta said in a separate report on “Saksi.”
Authorities are also checking claims an llegal electrical connection may have been at the root of the fire.
The fire spread quickly as most houses in the area were made of light materials.
The fire started before 9 p.m. along C. Perez Street and quickly reached the fifth alarm.
Websource:GMA News Online
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