4 houses razed in Pasil fire

At least eight families were displaced by the fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Pasil in Cebu City past 7 a.m on Saturday (May 19).

The fire alarm was received at 7:43 a.m.and was controlled by 7:57 a.m. The fire was declared out at 8:27 a.m.

Chief Insp. Noel Ababon, Cebu City Fire Marshall, said that the fire started at the house of a certain Jennifer Mosqueda.

Based on initial investigation, faulty wiring caused the fire that razed four nearby houses.

No one was reported injured, Ababon said.

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