20141217 Philippines 9 houses destroyed in Pangasinan fire
Philippines Dec 17 2014 “Houses”
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9 houses destroyed in Pangasinan fire
Updated: 2014-12-20-10:37
At least nine families in Malasiqui town in Pangasinan face a bleak Christmas after their houses were destroyed in a fire on Wednesday afternoon.
It took just 30 minutes for the fire, which started at 1 p.m. at General Luna Street in Barangay Poblacion, to raze nine houses there, GMA Dagupan reported.
“Yung mga bata muna nilabas namin, tapos yung iba nilabas ko na rin. Hindi nailabas lahat,” said resident Milagros Bable.
The fire spread quickly as the houses were made of light materials.
Initial investigation showed an electrical short circuit may have caused the fire.
“Dahil dun sa extension wire na may nakasaksak daw na electric fan, bigla na lang daw nakita nila na sumiklab ang aploy sa kwarto sa bandang itaas,” said FO2 Jose Garcia.
Websource:GMA News Online
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