40 houses destroyed in Tacloban fire


TACLOBAN CITY – Forty houses were razed by a fire in Barangay Calvary Hill here on Monday, Feb. 17.

Arson investigators said the fire started at 7:40 a.m. in the house of a woman named Tita.

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The fire quickly spread to adjacent houses made of light materials.

The fire was declared out at 9:04 a.m.  Damage to property was placed at P3 million.

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Tacloban is determining the cause of the fire. 

No casualties were reported in the fire.