Residents try their best to put out the fire that eventually consumed their homes in Barangay Sambag 2.
CDN Photos/Junjie Mendoza
AN overcharged cell phone that exploded after it was neglected by its owner caused the fire that destroyed 15 houses in Sitio Pagliob, Barangay Sambag 2 in Cebu City before noon yesterday.
Senior Fire Officer Ariel Balajadia said four more houses were damaged by the fire that was put out at 12:22 p.m.
He said the fire originated at the home of Anabelle Campomanes who left a cell phone charged to an outlet at the time.
Balajadia said they had a hard time reaching the fire scene since vehicles were parked along the road going to the site. Damages were pegged at P150,000.
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