RESIDENTS conduct a bucket brigade during a fire in Barangay Sadsaran in Mauban, Quezon, on Dec. 23. (Mauban QPPO PCAD photo)
MAUBAN, Quezon – Ten houses were destroyed in a four-hour fire in Barangay Sadsaran here on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 23.
Police and firefighters responded to the fire at 1:30 p.m. It was put out at about 4 p.m.
Residents assisted firefighters through a bucket brigade. The fire spread rapidly as houses were made of light materials.
Arson investigation said the fire started from an electric wire that sparked near the house of one of the victims.
No casualties were reported. Damage to property is yet to be determined.
The Mauban-Bureau of Fire Protection is conducting follow-up investigation.