Fire razes houses in Taguig


A fire razed five houses and displaced eight families in Barangay Bagumbayan, Taguig on Sept. 3. 

Based on a report by the Taguig City Fire Station, the fire started from a house at about 1:34 p.m. on Sept. 3 at  1st Ave. Laura Drive TBCAI in Barangay Bagumbayan. 

Firefighters raised the first alarm at 1:42 p.m. before the blaze was put out at 2:05 p.m.

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The aftermath of the fire in Barangay Bagumbayan, Taguig on Sept. 3 (Photos from Marcelo Green Volunteer Fire Brigade's Facebook page)

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Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetanon talking to the affected families (Photo from Barangay Bagumbayan's Facebook page) 

The fire station estimated that the fire damaged P75,000 worth of properties, affecting five families with 20 members. 

An update from Barangay Bagumbayan stated that there were eight families with 24 members that were affected by the fire.

The fire originated from the second floor of a house and the fire station is investigating the cause. 

On Sept. 4, Mayor Lani Cayetano visited the families and gave them financial assistance while the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided them with hygiene kits and food boxes. 

More than 20 fire and rescue trucks, and four ambulances responded to the incident.