A 45-year-old paralytic man was burned to death after being trapped in his house in Sitio Seawage, Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City on Thursday midnight (May 3).
The authorities identified the victim as Domingo Nayra, a resident of the same place.
Fire investigator SFO1 Hadjiludin Samonte of Lapu-Lapu City Fire Department said that the children of the victim failed to rescued their father as they were overwhelmed by the fire.
The fire incident was reporter at 12:07 a.m. and it was raised to 2nd alarm. An adjacent house was also partially damaged.
The authorities are now conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the fire.
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