Fires rip through Taguig, Muntinlupa homes
Two fires ripped through residential areas in Taquig City and Muntinlupa City on Wednesday, April 22, gutting five houses and displacing nine families, authorities reported.
In Taguig, flames razed three houses in Barangay New Lower Bicutan, affecting five families.
The Taguig City Fire Station said the blaze broke out at 3:18 p.m. inside a two-story house on C.P. Tinga Street owned by a 73-year-old woman.
Firefighters put out the fire at 4:20 p.m.
Damage reached P683,000, while 26 individuals were affected.
Investigators traced the origin of the fire to the kitchen area on the first floor of the house. The cause is still under investigation.
Four fire trucks, 11 volunteers, and local government units, and two ambulances responded to the incident.
In Muntinlupa, fire struck Parco Bello 2 in Victoria Homes, Barangay Tunasan, at 11: 48 a.m., destroying two houses and affecting four families.
The fire reached the first alarm at 12:02 p.m. and was put out at 12:32 p.m.
Damage was pegged at P10,000. The origin and cause of the fire are under investigation.
Eleven fire trucks, two ambulances, and a rescue vehicle rushed to the scene.
