CAVITE – A total of 15 families lost their homes in a fire that broke out in a residential area in Barangay Maderan in the municipality of General Mariano Alvarez (GMA) on Monday, May 29.

Photo from Mayor Mayor Maricel Echevarria Torres' Facebook Page (MANILA BULLETIN)

The GMA Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) told the Manila Bulletin that the blaze ignited from an electrical post and reached the first alarm before it was put out.

Public Information Officer Rica Genel Peñafiel said the displaced families are now temporarily sheltered in Barangay Maderan’s multi-purpose hall.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, May 30, Mayor Maricel Echevarria Torres said the local government unit (LGU) is now coordinating with the fire victims to assist them.

Photo from Mayor Mayor Maricel Echevarria Torres' Facebook Page (MANILA BULLETIN)