CEBU CITY – Forty families were left homeless in a fire in Barangay Labangon here on Saturday morning, August 17.
A FIRE hits Barangay Labangon, Cebu City on Saturday morning, August 17. (Contributed photo)
The fire destroyed 28 houses and damaged two others.
The fire started at 6:35 p.m. and reached second alarm at 6:43 a.m.
It was put out at 8:17 a.m., the Cebu City Fire office said.
Damage to property was estimated at P1.3 million.
The cause of the fire is still being determined.
The Department of Social Welfare and Services here said that the fire displaced 143 individuals. They are temporarily sheltered in the barangay’s elementary school.