Woman, 79, dies in fire

CEBU, Philippines - A 79-year-old widow perished in a fire that destroyed her house dawn of Wednesday in sitio Purok 3 in barangay Cubacob.

Maria Pino lived alone in her house, which was built from bamboo.

 Her two married sons live nearby.

The Bureau of Fire Protection-Mandaue City got word of the fire at 12:45 a.m. and was over in 10 minutes after firemen arrived at the scene.

Firemen found Pino already burnt and lying on her back.

“Kining ilang mama, palahubog kuno ni ug masukad wa sad niy kuryente iyang panimay kay suwawan man gud ning tiguwang sa suga busa galamparilya lang ni siya,” a fire investigator said. –  (FREEMAN)