ILOILO CITY – Two teachers of the Iloilo City National High School and their seven-year-old daughter were killed in a fire in Zone 2, Barangay Infante, Molo District here before dawn on Saturday, March 8.
A FAMILY of three was killed in a fire in Iloilo City on Saturday, March 8. (Contributed photo)
The two teachers were identified as Julius Reyes, 48; and his wife Louelyn, 49.
Louelyn’s twin sister Louela Gregorio said she heard Louelyn scream for help when they were trapped in the fire that broke out at 4 a.m.
Louela said they share a house divided by a concrete wall.
She said that she tried to open the door at the Reyes residence but failed as the fire was spreading.
Louela added she heard them constantly coughing until it faded.
She also said that they were unable to use the window as it was covered by steel matting.
Julius and Louelyn were Special for the Arts program teachers.
The Students-Parents Association of the ICNHS mourned their deaths.
“It is with heavy hearts that we write this, struggling to find the right words to express the depth of our grief. Losing you is an unimaginable pain, for you were more than just mentors—you were our second parents, our guiding lights, and the very soul of Visual Artecoloures,” the SPA said in a Facebook post.