20160528 Philippines Old man killed, 50 houses destroyed in Caloocan Fire
Philippines May 27 2016 “Houses”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 30 to 69 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Old man killed, 50 houses destroyed in Caloocan Fire
Updated: 2016-05-28-08:38
A resident was killed in a fire that destroyed some 50 houses in Caloocan City, early Saturday morning.
GMA News reported that the fire struck a residential area in Sitio Manggahan, Barangay 171 in Bagumbong Dulo shortly before 2 a.m.
An initial investigation by the officials of the Bureau of Fire Protection showed that an unattended candle might have caused the fire.
Residents said that before the fire broke out they saw a child playing with a candle from a wake at the house of the Baltazan family.
Also, they said that as the fire raged at about 2 a.m. an old man was trapped in his house.
Fire officials found the remains of an old man after the fire was put under control at about 3 a.m.
Based on estimates, the fire destroyed some P2 million worth in property.
Web Source: GMA NEWS ONLINE
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