19 families homeless in Lucena City fire


LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Nineteen families or 70 persons were rendered homeless in a fire in Barangay 9 here on Saturday, June 8.

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NINETEEN families lost their homes in a fire in Barangay 9, Lucena City, Quezon on June 8. (Photo via Danny Estacio)

Eighteen houses were destroyed in the blaze that started at 6 p.m.

Responding fire brigades put the fire under control at 7:52 p.m.

Damage to property was estimated at P900,000.

Cause of the fire yet to be determined, arson investigator Senior Fire Office 3 Ferdinand V. Gapit said.

No casualties or injuries were reported in the fire.