5 killed in Las Piñas apartment fire
Five persons were killed after a fire broke out at a two-story apartment in Barangay CAA in Las Piñas City past
Senior Inspector Renato Salvador of the Las Piñas Fire Department identified the victims as Rommel Barro, 35, his wife Pia, 40, and their one-year-old daughter Leonila. The family was renting one of the rooms in the house located along
Firefighters found the two other victims, Rowena Rebadulla, 40; and her companion, Meriam, 36, in a separate room on the second floor.
Initial investigation showed that the fire started at the kitchen of the house at about
“The house has so many occupants. It is possible that faulty electrical wiring could have caused the fire,”
The authorities are searching for Alexander Mortera, said to be the owner of the house. Police probers said Mortera may be held criminally liable for the incident.
Authorities said the damage to property may have reached P2.5 million. The fire, which only reached the first alarm, was contained around
More than two hours later, another fire gutted a garments factory in
Fire Officer 1 Joseph Satulda said the fire hit the Bench garments factory located at
No one was reported injured in the said incident. Satulda said they are still conducting a follow-up investigation to determine the cause of the fire.
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