Pasig City map. INQUIRER FILES
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� One person died while two others were injured in an early Sunday fire in Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City.
The fire started at a residential community on Acacia Street at 3:47 a.m., the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said.
It reached a second alarm until it was put out past 6 a.m. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The remains of a 19-year-old man were recovered from one of the burned houses later, at around 8 a.m., as firefighters had difficulties reaching it.
The fire affected an estimated 30 houses worth around P1 million, the BFP said. 鈥擣rances Mangosing