Aerial shot of the fire at Barangay Carreta (CDN PHOTO/TONEE DESPOJO).
ABOUT 20 houses made of light materials were razed while several persons including three seniors were displaced by a fire that broke inside the Ludo Cemetery at Ponce 1, Barangay Carreta in Cebu City at past 3 p.m. Monday.
The fire started at the house of a certain Rowena Niel who was nowhere to be found during the incident.
“We are still investigating what really caused the fire since we cannot find Niel in the area,” senior fire officer Daniel Relatado Jr. said.
Fire fighters had a difficult time getting inside the residential area over piles of pantheons. The area also had very narrow passage ways.
No one was reported hurt during the fire incident that was put under control at 4:10 pm. Damages were pegged at P50,000.