47 families lose homes in Bacolod fire


BACOLOD CITY – Forty-seven families composed of 144 individuals lost their homes in a fire in Purok Interior, Barangay 18, this city, on Saturday, April 13.

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A FIRE hits a residential area in Barangay 18, Bacolod City on Saturday, April 13. (Photo courtesy of BFP-Bacolod)

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod said the fire broke out around 8:51 a.m. allegedly from the house of Encarnacion Rodriguez.

The fire was raised to third alarm and destroyed 16 houses and partially damaged three.

Damage to property was placed at P3 million.

Fire out was declared at 10:14 a.m. and no injuries were reported.

Arson investigators have yet to determine the cause of the fire.