Fire officer stabbed to death

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — A fire officer was killed while his colleague was wounded in a stabbing incident at a fire station in this city yesterday.

Fire Officer 3 Isaac Cabana, 54, was declared dead on arrival at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital, according to Lt. Col. Ariel Pico, city police spokesman.

FO3 Cornelio Silva suffered a stab wound in stomach and remains confined at the Pablo Torre Memorial Hospital.

Police said the incident occurred during a Christmas party at the fire station at about 2 a.m.

An investigation is ongoing.