A 70-year-old man died while three others were hurt in a fire that hit a residential area on Jasmin Street cor. Champaca Street in Barangay Guadalupe Viejo, Makati City on Wednesday, Feb. 26, the Bureau of Fire Protection reported.
Based on the incident report, the blaze started at the house owned by Nida Magat Tesalonia.
Firefighters said the fire started at 12:40 p.m. and has reached the 2nd alarm at 12:43 p.m. The inferno was declared fire out at 1:53 p.m.
During the fire, two individuals sustained burn injuries on their forearms, while a 90-year-old man suffered from difficulty of breathing.
Arson investigators pegged the amount of damage to property at P840,000. They are still determining the cause of the fire.
Meanwhile, a total of 30 families equivalent to 101 individuals were adversely affected by the fire.