20160413 Philippines Child dies after fire hits an apartment in Para単aque City
Philippines Apr 12 2016 “Apartment houses”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Child dies after fire hits an apartment in Para単aque City
Updated: 2016-04-13-03:23
A fire hit an apartment at the Tamarao Court in Barangay Tambo, Para単aque City Tuesday night, said James Agustin in a report over Super Radyo’s dzBB.
Fire volunteers had to break the lock of the apartment’s fire exit as part of efforts to rescue the occupants.
Onyx Garcia, 7, was rushed to the Ospital ng Para単aque by responders, but was he declared dead on arrival.
His three-month old sister Chloe suffered from burns on her face and his mother Cindy, who fainted, were brought to a separate hospital for treatment.
A fire hit an apartment at the Tamarao Court in Barangay Tambo, Para単aque City Tuesday night, said James Agustin in a report over Super Radyo’s dzBB.
Arson investigator FO3 Giovanni Cordez said the cause of fire could be faulty wiring.
He related that the children and their mother were sleeping on the second floor of the apartment when the fire started in the kitchen, which is located in the ground floor.
The estimated cost of damage of the fire, which lasted 45 minutes, was pegged at P100,000. The Bureau of Fire Protection declared a fire out by 11:04 p.m.
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