A FIRE hits Barangay 9, Bacolod City on Wednesday, Dec. 10. (Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade)
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-two families lost their homes and seven houses were destroyed in a fire in Barangay 9 here on Wednesday, Dec. 10.
Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, said the blaze totally destroyed five and partially damaged two houses.
Forty-one individuals were affected.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod received a fire call at 3:48 p.m.
Masip said the fire originated from the second floor of a two-story house made of light materials owned by Roberto.
The fire was placed under first alarm at 3:51 p.m. after it spread to neighboring houses as the fire wall adjacent to Roberto’s house collapsed.
Nobody was injured in the fire.
A family who lost their home in the fire managed to secure the remains of their deceased loved one during a wake. They moved the coffin outside their home while the fire escalated.
Fire out was declared at 4:23 p.m.
Damage to property was placed at P155,000.
Arson investigators are determining the cause of the fire.
The city government, through the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD), and the Office of Bacolod Rep. Albee Benitez have extended food assistance to fire victims.