The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported that around P1,620,000 damage to property was recorded in the fire that gutted a residential area in MRR St. Purok Uno, Brgy. Pineda Pasig City on Tuesday, April 19.
The BFP said that the fire started at the 2nd floor of the house of Yolanda Alcantara at around 1:12 p.m. At 1:23 p.m., the fire reached the second alarm and was raised to 3rd alarm at 1:45 p.m.
Firefighters successfully extinguished the fire at 3:30 p.m.
A total of 36 establishments were damaged by the fire, affecting 75 families or a total of 300 individuals.
The cause of the fire is still being determined by arson investigators.