Fire destroys 200 houses in Davao City
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 August) – Around 200 houses were destroyed by fire at Purok 6, Pag-asa Bankerohan, Barangay 5-A here on Friday morning, August 23, a police official said.
In a report released by the Davao City Police Office (DCPO), Capt. Hazel Tuazon, spokesperson for the city police, said that investigators have yet to determine how the fire started.
But based on initial investigation, some witnesses testified the fire might have started between the houses of neighbors Alameda Jutoy and Annabel Cadollo, she said.
The fire started at 8:18 a.m. and was put under control at 9:01 a.m. or nearly an hour later. It was declared fire out at 11:54 a.m.
In a phone interview, Fire Officer 1 Eunelle June U. Mabale, fire investigator at the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Davao C.B. Bangoy Sr. Fire Sub-Station, said that he could not provide specific details regarding the incident as the investigation is still ongoing to determine the cause of fire and the estimated cost of damages.
He noted though that most of the houses destroyed were made of light materials.
Mabale said that no one was reported injured from the fire incident.
He said that they are still coordinating with the barangay to know how many families were displaced.
The City Government of Davao announced that teams from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, City Social Welfare and Development Office, City Health Office, and other frontline agencies have set up temporary shelters for the fire-affected residents.
It said that quick response teams were also deployed to attend to their needs. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)
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