CEBU CITY, Philippines - At least 70 families lost their homes when a fire erupted in a river-side community in Barangay Tabunok, Talisay City last Monday, October 31, officials said.Mayor Gerald
Firefighters responding to a fire in Mananga 1, Purok Florentino in Brgy. Tabunok, Talisay City on a Halloween, October 31, 2022 | via Paul Lauro
Mayor Gerald Anthony ‘Samsam’ Gullas said the city’s Department of Social Welfare and Services Office estimated between 50 and 70 families displaced by the Halloween fire in Mananga 1, Purok Florentino in Barangay Tabunok.Most of the fire victims are currently staying in Tabunok Gym located just a few meters away from the fire site, said Gullas.Fire Officer 1 Mar Dee Auxtero said they immediately raised it to first alarm due to the density of residential properties in the area.
Since the fire was raised up to third alarm, fire stations and volunteers in neighboring cities of Cebu and Mandaue such as those from the Cebu City Fire Office, Emergency Rescue Unit Foundation, Chinese Fire Brigade, Mandaue City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, and the Barangay Bulacao Fire volunteers, also responded.
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