TACLOBAN CITY – Two Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) were killed in a fire that gutted their house on Saturday, March 14, in Barangay Linao, Ormoc City, Leyte.
The victims were identified as Lino, a 90-year-old widower, and Jojo, 48.
The fire that reached the first alarm started 5 p.m. and contained at 5:11 p.m.
Investigation showed that the fire started in the kitchen and quickly spread in the house made of light materials.
The victims were unable to escape because they could not walk and were trapped under the debris.
Damage to property was P8,750. Cause of the fire was unattended cooking.