Three persons were injured after a fire broke out in a residential area in Pasay City on Friday night, Feb. 16.
The Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP) Fire Marshal, Supt. Mariano Taguiam said the injured victims were identified as Geraldine Nugut,29, who suffered an abrasion in the left arm; Lorenz Yumul, 19, who suffered a laceration on the right eyelid; and Ramon Miranda, 63.
Taguiam said the fire started inside the two-storey house of Minda Campusano at around 6:30 p.m. along P. Dandan St., Barangay 54, Pasay City, and immediately spread to nearby houses.
He said 54 fire trucks responded to the area placing the fire under control at around 7:34 p.m. and was declared fire out at 10:46 p.m.
The BFP reported that 30 families were affected by the fire and placed the property damage to P480,000.
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiao visited the fire victims seeking temporary shelter at Barangay 54 gymnasium at around 1 a.m.
Rubiano and members of the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) responded to the needs of fire victims and distributed mats, blankets, towels, hygiene kits, rice, canned goods, and others.