60 families displaced: Fires hit 2 barangays
CEBU, Philippines — Two fire incidents that struck Cebu City on Monday, June 6, 2022 displaced at least 60 families in Barangays Tisa and Ermita and damaged property amounting to P3.7 million.
The fire in Tisa, which hit a residential area, may have been caused by electrical mishap, said Senior Fire Officer 3 Emerson Arceo.
“Possible tungod sa kuryente kay according sa mga tawo didto, adtong panahona, before ang sunog, ni-brownout daw na kadiyot unya pagbalik, didto na nagsugod ang sunog. Kanang balaya, medyo dugay-dugay na sad na, mga 20 kapin anyos na,” Arceo said.
Residents in the area told firefighters they have long been experiencing power interruptions.
Ten families (40 individuals) lost their homes to the fire that razed at least 14 houses.
Damage is pegged at not less than P3 million.
Firefighters received the alarm at 6:31 a.m. and placed the fire under control at 7:33 a.m.
Arceo said access was the main challenge in Tisa because the area where the fire broke out was located in the interior portion.
“Nalangay tungod sa lugar, lisod sudlan kay naa gyud sa sulod… inner gyud ba,” he added.
Initial investigation revealed that the fire started from the second floor of the house owned by a Jasmine Lodonia.
“Allegedly, namahaw man daw na sila unya papamahaw nila, nag-brownout og pipila ka mga segundos unya pagbalik sa kuryente, naglagubo na sa taas. Pag-check niya, nagdako na ang kayo sa kwarto sa iyang anak,” Arceo said.
A certain Ronerick Suarez, 23, was reportedly injured in the incident. He sustained a wound on his right knee.
Meanwhile, 50 families (150 individuals) were displaced in the fire that hit sitio Bato in the coastal barangay of Ermita a little past 3 p.m.
SFO1 Riza Julve the fire started from the house of one Merlie Flores. The house was three stories tall and was made of light materials.
No one was in the house when the fire broke out.
Julve said the fire reached a second alarm.
At least 25 houses were burned down and damage was pegged at P750,000.
A certain Antonio Yap, 62, sustained burns on his thumb.
Cause of the fire has not been determined as of this writing. – JMO (FREEMAN)
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