20150422 Philippine Elderly woman killed, 2 hurt in QC slum fire
Philippines Apr 22 2015 “Houses”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 30 to 69 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Elderly woman killed, 2 hurt in QC slum fire
Updated: 2015-04-22-15:09
An elderly woman was killed after being trapped in her house after a fire broke out in a slum area in Quezon City before noon Wednesday, destroying around 50 houses.
The badly charred body of Ester Artaniel, 65, was recovered by firefighters inside her house on Penomena Street, Barangay Old Balara, Quezon City.
Meanwhile, injured during the fire were Maria Corazon Zaygo and Jeffrey Lazibal.
Initial report showed the fire, which arson investigators believed was caused by an electrical overload due to illegal cable connection in the area, started around 11 a.m. at the second house of Bryan Lazibal. The flames quickly spread to adjacent houses, mostly made up of light materials.
Firefighters managed to put out the blaze, which rendered around 150 families homeless, around 11:56 a.m.
Arson investigators placed the cost of the damage at P250,000.
Web Source: Philstar
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