A young girl died after being trapped in their burning house in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija.
James Agustin reported in “Unang Balita” on Wednesday that the fire broke out in Purok 4, Barangay San Jose Norte, early Tuesday morning.
According to Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel, the one-year-old toddler and his 13-year-old older brother were asleep when a part of their room suddenly caught fire.
The older brother ran out of the house to ask for help. The child was left inside.
The fire quickly consumed the house because it was made of light materials, BFP added, and they said it was difficult to enter the area because the road was narrow.
According to firefighters, the victim’s parents were outside when the fire broke out, and they have yet to make a statement.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated
More than 40 families lost their homes QC fire
One person was injured, and more than 40 families lost their homes due to the fire in Barangay Pasong Tamo in Quezon City.
In a report by James Agustin in “Unang Balita” on Wednesday, it was said that the firefighters helped to put out the fire at Pingkian 2-A of Barangay Pasong Tamo, which broke out at midnight on Tuesday.
The fire allegedly spread quickly to nearby houses made of light materials.
It was said that it was difficult for the firefighters to enter because the road to the burning houses was congested.
According to the BFP, nearly 20 houses were set on fire, and 45 families were affected.
The fire reached its second alarm and was extinguished around 1:21 a.m. this Wednesday.
One resident was injured, according to the BFP
The cause of the fire is still being determined.
From 2013 to 2017, the BFP recorded a total of 77,724 fire incidents, or an average of 15,545 fire incidents every year or 42 fire incidents a day.
There are 2,245 fire trucks nationwide, but only 1,958, or 87 percent, are serviceable or in working condition. In addition, only nearly 163 are classified as unserviceable, and 124 are “under repair.”
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