20160814 Philippines 85 families lose homes in Day-as fire
Philippines Aug 13 2016 “Building” “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
85 families lose homes in Day-as fire
Updated: 2016-08-14-00:00
About 20 houses and two commercial buildings were destroyed by the fire that hit Sitio SYC in Barangay Day-as in Cebu City early evening yesterday.
Cebu City Fire Marshall Rogelio Bongabong said no one was injured but 85 families or 295 individuals lost their homes. Damage to property was estimated at P500,000.
Investigators initially traced the fire to the house of a certain Anthony Conejos but because of other reports, Conejos will be invited for questioning to clarify matters.
“Atong imbistigahon kay daghan man estorya… ingon gikan sa linya sa kur-yente sa poste, naa usab gaingon nga diha sa balay gasugod, ato ipatawag ang tag-iya sa balay,” Bongabong said.
The fire department received the alarm at 6:04 p.m. and was able to control the fire about an hour later. A neighbor of Conejos, Edison Nellas, said they tried to put the fire out when it was still starting but their efforts did not pay off.
“Amo gyud gisuwayan ug tabang sa dihang aso pa siya… amo gibuboan og tubig, apan nikalit man ug dako ang kayo, amo nalang gibiyaan bisan wala mi nabitbit kay basin ma-trap unya mi kay gamay kaayo ang agianan,” he said.
Day-as Barangay Captain Jerome Puerto said the survivors will be made to stay at the barangay sports center. The city’s Department of Social Welfare Services will be providing food assistance.
Web Source: Philstar
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