2 injured, around 30 families displaced in Para帽aque fire
(Stock photo of a fire)
MANILA, Philippines — Two people were injured and around 30 families were displaced after fire broke out in Barangay BF Homes, Parañaque City on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection.
In a report released at 7:19 a.m. on Thursday, the BFP said the blaze allegedly started on the third floor of a three-storey residential building owned by a certain Wilson Gatuslao.
Firefighters responded to the scene at 4:17 p.m., raising the first alarm at 4:30 p.m.
The BFP said the blaze reached the fourth alarm at 5:17 p.m., an hour after it began.
It was then declared fire under control at 8:59 p.m. and completely extinguished at 9:59 p.m., nearly six hours since the fire started.
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Gatuslao, 66, sustained a second-degree burn on his forehead due to the fire, according to the BFP.
Meanwhile, Fire Officer 1 Alecx Romea, 28, suffered a laceration on his thumb.
Authorities reported that approximately 30 families were displaced due to the incident.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A total of 34 fire trucks and three ambulances responded to the incident, the BFP added.
