MANILA, Philippines — A man died and at least 41 families were left homeless in fires that hit residential areas in Valenzuela, Quezon City and Mandaluyong since Friday.
In Valenzuela, a man in his 50s perished when a fire razed a house at a residential compound in Barangay Gen. T. de Leon on Friday night.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)’s National Capital Region field office said the fire started at around 9:45 p.m. and reached second alarm.
The fire was put out at around 10:21 p.m., the BFP said.
The BFP did not identify the victim, whose body was brought to a funeral parlor for safekeeping. One family was also left homeless in the fire.
In Quezon City, a man was injured while seven families were affected after a fire broke out in Barangay Sto. Niño yesterday.
The fire along Bagumbuhay street broke out at around 6:18 a.m. and reached first alarm before it was doused by firefighters at around 7:07 a.m.
Julie Caro, a member of the barangay health emergency response team, said a man was treated for first and second-degree burns on the body.
Three houses and a residential building were hit by the fire, displacing seven families, Caro said in a phone interview.
Caro said three dogs died after they were trapped in a house. Another dog was rescued.
Also yesterday, around 33 families or 130 persons lost their homes in a fire in Barangay Plainview in Mandaluyong.
The fire, which started at around 5:06 a.m., destroyed an undetermined number of houses along Sto. Rosario street.
The BFP said the fire reached second alarm and was out at around 6:02 a.m.
The displaced residents relocated to the Plainview Elementary School and were given relief supplies from the barangay hall.