ILOILO CITY – Eighty-four families were displaced by a fire in two barangays in this city on Monday, June 17.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Iloilo City reported no fatalities but six residents were injured while they were trying to escape the fire.
RESIDENTS return to their homes following a fire in Iloilo City on June 17. (Arnold Almacen/CMO)
The Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office reported that 39 houses were totally damaged and 12 others were partially damaged in the fire in Barangay Tanza Bonifacio and Barangay Rizal Estanzuela.
Thirty-two houses were damaged and 60 families were displaced in Barangay Tanza Bonifacio.
The Iloilo City DRRMO said displaced residents are staying at the Rizal Elementary School and Rizal Estanzuela Hall.
The Iloilo City Social Welfare Office is still gathering data on the actual number of displaced persons.
Barangay officials have sought donations such as food, drinking water, and anti-tetanus vaccines for affected residents.