DAVAO CITY -- At least three senior citizens died in a fire in Phase 1, Central Park here on Monday afternoon.
Davao City Fire District Intelligence and Investigation Chief, Senior Fire Officer 4 Ramil Gillado, identified the victims as Claudio Libre, 81; Gloria Aurora Libre, 79; and Angelo Ouqialda, 60.
Gillado said the fire broke out at about 3:43 p.m. on January 4 at the house owned by Claudio Libre on Cordillera Street.
He said that based on the report of the Talomo Fire Station, the cause of the fire was an electrical short-circuit from a minivan which was under repair.
The fire also gutted two other structures and partially damaged a nearby establishment.
Arson investigators placed the initial damage to property at P400, 000. Three families were rendered homeless.
Fire out was declared at around 5:54 p.m.