Man hurt as fire razes 3 houses in Muntinlupa
Fire razed three houses, affecting five families and injuring a man in Barangay Cupang, Muntinlupa.
The Muntinlupa City Fire Station reported that the blaze started from a house on Gavino Loraya Street at about 2:58 p.m.
The first alarm was raised at 3:06 p.m. before the fire was put under control at 3:42 p.m. and extinguished at 4:01 p.m.
Luisa, one of the residents in the house, said she was sleeping when she was suddenly awakened by an increase in temperature.
When she checked, she saw that the first floor of their houses was on fire. She told her grandfather and niece to immediately go out of the house. She tried to get a bucket of water to put out the fire but to no avail. She called for help.
The fire spread and razed two other houses.
During the incident, Medardo Getalado Jr., 56, suffered a laceration on the left side of his face. He was given first aid by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Emergency Medical Services. He declined to be taken to a hospital.
The fire affected five families or 18 individuals. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A total of seven fire trucks from the BFP and the Muntinlupa City government, three ambulances, and a rescue vehicle responded to the incident.
