Septuagenarian killed in All Saints’ Day fire
Published Nov 03, 2023 13:38 pm
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Updated Nov 03, 2023 13:38 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A 79-year-old woman was killed in a fire that destroyed her house in Sitio Maitom, Barangay Poblacion Old Escalante, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on All Saints’ Day, November 1.
AN arson investigator probes the fire that killed a senior citizen in Barangay Poblacion Old Escalante, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on All Saints’ Day, November 1. (Photo courtesy of BFP-Escalante)
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire broke out around 3:34 p.m.
The victim succumbed to second-degree burns, the BFP added.
Arson investigators are looking into a lighted candle at the altar as possible cause of the blaze.
Damage to property was estimated at P30,000.