2 injured as 2 fires hit Taguig
Two people were injured and 51 houses were affected when two fires broke out in Taguig City on Sept. 11.
The Taguig City Fire Station reported that a fire hit a residential area at Block 1, Sitio Pusawan, Barangay Ususan at about 1:14 p.m.
The blaze started from a one-story house and spread to other structures.
Firefighters raised the first alarm at 1:29 p.m. and declared a third alarm at 1:41 p.m. The fire was put under control at 2:59 p.m. before it was put out at 5:09 p.m.
Two persons were injured. Jennifer Labisto, 28, suffered breathing difficulty, weakness, and numbness. She was taken to the Taguig-Pateros District Hospital.
Tho Ampao, 33, suffered burns on his left cheek and left arm. He declined to be taken to a hospital.
The fire station assessed that the fire affected 50 houses and caused damages amounting to P1.5 million. A total of 90 families or 228 individuals were affected by the fire.
According to arson probers, the fire started from the living room of a house but they are still investigating the cause.
A total of 15 fire trucks, a rescue truck, and five ambulances responded to the incident.
At 8:37 p.m., another fire hit a house on Katipunan Street, Barangay Bambang in Taguig.
The fire caused damages amounting to P20,000. A family of three individuals was affected by the blaze.
An electric fan that overheated caused the fire, authorities said.
A total of four fire trucks, a rescue truck, and an ambulance responded to the incident.
