A 15-year-old girl died while another woman suffered burns in a fire that hit a home in Taguig on May 28.
The Taguig City Fire Station reported that the fire started at about 7:27 a..m. at No. 1 Balimbing corner 8th St., in Barangay North Signal at about 7:28 a.m.
The fire station identified the injured as Sheena Azarez, 32, who suffered burns on the elbow, forearm, thigh and knee. A 50-year-old woman fainted.
Firefighters raised the first alarm at 7:33 a.m. before the blaze was put out at 8:02 a.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Three families or 10 individuals living in the house were affected by the fire, which damaged P150,000 worth of properties.
A total of 10 fire trucks, five water tankers, a rescue truck and three ambulances responded to the incident.