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Pateros fire razes 14 homes, displaces 20 families

Published May 15, 2026 10:30 am
The fire in Barangay Sta. Ana in Pateros on May 14 (Photo from the Pateros Downtown Fire and Rescue Volunteer on Facebook)
The fire in Barangay Sta. Ana in Pateros on May 14 (Photo from the Pateros Downtown Fire and Rescue Volunteer on Facebook)

A fire swept through a residential area in Barangay Sta. Ana, Pateros, on Thursday night, May 14, leaving 20 families or 74 individuals displaced.  

Pateros Mayor Gerald German said the blaze started at around 10:49 p.m. from a house on Alley 2. 

Firefighters raised the first alarm at midnight before the blaze was declared out. 

“Ang buong Pamahalaang Bayan ng Pateros ay lubos na nakikiramay at nakikidalamhati sa mga pamilyang naging biktima ng sunog kagabi sa Alley 2, Barangay Sta. Ana (The entire Municipal Government of Pateros extends its deepest sympathy to the families who were victims of last night's fire in Alley 2, Barangay Sta. Ana),” the municipal government said. 

The fire razed 14 houses and partially damaged six, according to the mayor. 

The municipal government said it will provide help to the affected families and thanked firefighters, the barangay, municipal government employees and volunteers.  

It said those who wish to help the affected families may go to the Pateros Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office, barangay hall of Sta. Ana or at the Maria Concepcion Cruz High School, which currently serves as an evacuation site for the affected families. 

The fire in Barangay Sta. Ana in Pateros on May 14 (Photo from the Pateros Downtown Fire and Rescue Volunteer on Facebook)
The fire in Barangay Sta. Ana in Pateros on May 14 (Photo from the Pateros Downtown Fire and Rescue Volunteer on Facebook)
The fire in Barangay Sta. Ana in Pateros on May 14 (Photo from the Pateros Downtown Fire and Rescue Volunteer on Facebook)
The fire in Barangay Sta. Ana in Pateros on May 14 (Photo from the Pateros Downtown Fire and Rescue Volunteer on Facebook)
The fire in Barangay Sta. Ana in Pateros on May 14 (Photo from the Pateros Downtown Fire and Rescue Volunteer on Facebook)
The fire in Barangay Sta. Ana in Pateros on May 14 (Photo from the Pateros Downtown Fire and Rescue Volunteer on Facebook)
The fire in Barangay Sta. Ana in Pateros on May 14 (Photo from the Pateros Downtown Fire and Rescue Volunteer on Facebook)
The fire in Barangay Sta. Ana in Pateros on May 14 (Photo from the Pateros Downtown Fire and Rescue Volunteer on Facebook)
The fire in Barangay Sta. Ana in Pateros on May 14 (Photo from the Pateros Downtown Fire and Rescue Volunteer on Facebook)
The fire in Barangay Sta. Ana in Pateros on May 14 (Photo from the Pateros Downtown Fire and Rescue Volunteer on Facebook)

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