A huge fire broke in a residential area in Purok Ube in Barangay Gun-ob, Lapu-lapu City Cebu past 11 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, burning more than a hundred homes. Read more about it here:
Fire burned homes in a residential area in Purok Ube, Barangay Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City. /Benjie Talisicin a residential area in Purok Ube in Barangay Gun-ob, Lapu-lapu City Cebu past 11 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, burning more than a hundred homes.
The Bureau of Fire Protection placed the fire alarm under Task Force Alpha which prompted the immediate response of firefighters from neighboring localities.As of this writing, BFP is yet to investigate the cause of the flame and the number of structures affected.Nagiel Bañacia from Lapu-Lapu City’s Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office said in a Facebook post that the fire burned at least 120 homes that were located near the Lapu-Lapu City Hoopsdome.
Edgar Truz, 59, said that he barely saved anything from his burning home because he was already asleep when the fire broke.Bañacia said the fire victims need food and relief goods. /dcbThe comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.
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