A woman was reportedly injured after a fire gutted five houses in Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City on Monday night, April 3.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the victim as Joan Revistual, 40, who sustained minor burns on her right arm during the incident.
The fire on Riverside Exit, Unit 4, was raised to the first alarm at around 11:10 p.m. and was declared under control at around 11:37 p.m.
(Photo from K N I G H T S Fire and Rescue Volunteer Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN)
It was extinguished at around 12:28 p.m.
Authorities placed a P12,500 estimated damage to property caused by the incident which affected 10 families.
Probers are still investigating the cause of the fire which was reported to have originated from a bedroom on the second floor of one of the houses in the area.