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