BACOLOD CITY – Six houses were hit by a fire in Purok Planeta, Barangay Taculing here on Thursday, August 15.
A FIRE razed six houses in Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City on Thursday, August 15. (Photo courtesy of BFP-Bacolod)
Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, said that three houses were destroyed and three were partially damaged.
The fire originated from the house of Eduardo Tanghal at around 1:19 p.m. and immediately spread to neighboring houses made mostly of light materials.
Masip said the fire started after Tanghal and his wife, both senior citizens, left their house to gather scrap materials.
Tanghal’s wife suffered hyperventilation after she learned that their house was on fire but she was able to recover through the assistance of rescuers, Masip said.
Masip said the area has been identified as one of the red zones or fire-prone areas in this city.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod is initially looking at electrical as possible cause of fire.
Masip said that this is subject to confirmation, pending the result of the examination on the evidence they submitted to the arson laboratory at the BFP national headquarters to determine the specific cause of the blaze.
Damage to property was estimated at P24,500. No injuries were reported and fire out was declared at 1:32 p.m.