A man was killed in a fire that hit a residential area along Nanirahan St., Barangay Mabini-J. Rizal in Mandaluyong City early Wednesday morning, May 31, the Bureau of Fire Protection - Mandaluyong said.
According to the authorities, the inferno started at 3:34 a.m. inside a 3-storey house and was declared fire out at 3:49 a.m.
Since the house was built with light materials and the alleyway going to the scene of the fire is extremely narrow and cramped, the firefighters had a difficult time in putting out the blaze.
Arson investigators said the fire started at the third floor of the structure where the victim's body was recovered after he was trapped while the fire was ongoing.
They have yet to identify the victim and the cause of the fire.