A fire hit a residential area in Taguig on Sept. 6, damaging P500,000 worth of properties.
According to the Taguig City Fire Station, the fire started at about 9:14 a.m. at No. 93 N.P. Cruz St. Ibayo in Barangay Ususan.
Fire in Barangay Ususan, Taguig on Sept. 6 (Photos from Rescue And Volunteers Emergency Network on Facebook)
Fire in Barangay Ususan, Taguig on Sept. 6 (Photos from Pateros Downtown Fire and Rescue Volunteer on Facebook)
Firefighters raised the first alarm at 9:26 a.m. before the blaze was put under control at 9:42 a.m. and put out at 10 a.m.
A total of 15 houses with 30 families or 97 individuals were affected by the fire. The fire originated from the second floor of a house but the cause is under investigation. No one was injured in the incident.
A total of eight fire trucks and two ambulances responded to the incident.