20140409 Philippines Fire scorches four hectares of forest in Aklan
Philippines Apr 09 2014 “Forest”
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Fire scorches four hectares of forest in Aklan
Updated: 2014-04-09-23:01
Fire affected at least four hectares of forest land in Malay town in Aklan province, a radio report said Wednesday.
Visayas-based Bombo Radyo reported the fire was at Barangay Nabaoy in Malay town.
No one was initially reported injured in the fire. Firefighters needed four hours to put out the fire.
It quoted FO3 Franklin Arobang of the Boracay Bureau of Fire Protection as saying they are verifying if a cigarette butt carelessly thrown away may have kindled the fire.
The BFP has heightened its alert with more tourists expected to visit Boracay, Aklan in the coming weeks. — ELR, GMA News
Websource: GMA News Online