Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon commended a man for his heroic act of saving his two nephews and a niece from their burning house in Barangay Buli.
A fire hit a residential area in Manatra in Barangay Buli, Muntinlupa on Aug. 19, razing houses and displacing families.
The fire in Barangay Buli, Muntinlupa on Aug. 19 (Muntinlupa City Fire Station)
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon (left) talking to Freddie whose arms suffered burns during a fire in Barangay Buli, Muntinlupa on Aug. 19 (Photo from Mayor Biazon's Facebook account) 
Freddie (center) with his nephew and niece that he saved from their burning house in Barangay Buli, Muntinlupa on Aug. 19 (Photo from Mayor Biazon's Facebook account)
Biazon visited the Buli evacuation center where 58 families or more than 200 individuals are staying.
During his visit, Biazon met Freddie whose arms are bandaged due to burns.
According to the mayor, Freddie suffered burns when he rescued his two nephews and a niece–Precious, Vhon and Kerth–from their burning house during the fire.
He said the three children were trapped inside the comfort room and could not get out.
Precious was attending her online class when the fire erupted and quickly spread. Some of the family members were able to get out of the burning house but Precious and her two cousins were left inside and quickly went to the comfort room.
According to Precious, because of the intense heat, she didn’t know what to do and she seemed to have accepted what would happen to them.
Suddenly, their uncle Freddie arrived and he pulled them out of the burning house. The fire was already big but they all tried to get out.
Precious and her two cousins were very thankful to their Uncle Freddie for saving them and getting out without any injury.
They called their uncle a “superhero” and they are wishing that his burns would heal soon.
“Hanga ako kay Freddie sa kanyang tapang at walang pag-aatubili na pagligtas sa kanyang mga pamangkin. Although may injury, mabuti nakaligtas siya at sina Precious, Vhon, at Kerth (I am truly amazed at Freddie for his bravery and no hesitation to rescue his nephews and niece. Although he has injury, it’s good that he and Precious, Vhon and Kerth safely escaped),” Biazon said.
Biazon delivered assistance from the city government to the affected families. Among the items given to the families were items for cooking, washing and sleeping, grocery packs and rice.
The mayor said the financial assistance for the affected families is being processed.
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon visits the Buli evacuation center where 58 families that were affected by the fire are staying (Photo from Mayor Biazon's Facebook account)