A Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) medic personnel attends fire victims who suffer burns when a fire hit Barangay Poblacion Pardo, Cebu City. (CDN PHOTO/ JUNJIE MENDOZA)
A fire destroyed six houses in Barangay Pardo, Cebu City past 11:40 a.m. on Saturday.
Senior Fire Officer Rogelio Valencia of the Cebu City Fire Department said the fire started at the second floor of the house owned by 66-year-old Ester Mariquit.
Six houses were affected in Barangay Poblacion Pardo, Cebu City, (CDN PHOTO/ JUNJIE MENDOZA)
“We have yet to determine the actual cause of the fire but maybe it has something to do with a busted electrical connection,” he said.
Mariquit managed to run but sustained burns on her hands. Firefighters received the alarm at 11:40p.m. it was put under control at 12:14 p.m.