At least 1,200 houses were destroyed by a fire that hit a coastal area in Barangay 21-C Quezon Boulevard around 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25.
DAVAO CITY –
Senior Fire Officer 4 Ramil Gillado, spokesperson for the Davao City Fire District, said that the houses destroyed were mostly made of light materials, with damage estimated at around P9 million. Based on the initial investigation, the fire allegedly originated from the house of 40-year-old Ricky Gera Gantalao.
Gillado said responding firefighters managed to put the fire under control at 2:59 p.m. but the fire was extinguished at 5:21 p.m.He added that the Bureau Fire Protection -Davao immediately dispatched a fire truck from its central office after being alerted of the fire incident taking place at a coastal barangay.
He said additional fire trucks from different fire stations in Davao City were subsequently dispatched to the area to provide reinforcement in putting out the fire.
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