IN PHOTOS: Barangay San Roque fire
Cebu City, Philippines–At least 80 houses were burned down in the fire that broke out in Sitio Panting, Barangay San Roque, Cebu City on Sunday afternoon, November 3, 2019.
Read: Fire razes 80 houses, displaces more than 500 in Cebu City
Here are images of the fire on Sunday and also some photos of the area the day after.
Analle Trangia, 40, was merely tending to her household necessities when the fire broke out. Trangia, an employee under the principal’s office of the Tejero National High School, is among over 500 individuals who are now homeless due to the fire. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
The victims of the fire are sheltered at the Barangay San Roque Sports Complex. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
The fire engulfs houses in Sitio Panting in Barangay San Roque. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
An apartment building was included in the fire. Trangia said that the house was a factory for storing items made out of rubber such as slippers. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
Firefighters look on as the fire eats up a house along Logarta Street in Barangay San Roque. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
A firefighter holds his hose as he walks away from the fire. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
The scorching heat from the fire was almost too hot to handle for these firefighters. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
A group of responders try to move a car away from the fire. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
A firefighter climbs up the ladder as smoke bellows from a building that was affected by the fire. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
A shot of the building that was affected during the fire. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
A fireman walks the seemingly unending amount of debris and materials destroyed during the fire. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
Despite the darkness, firefighters still work to put out the fire. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
Firefighters use flashlights as they work to put out the fire on Sunday night. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
Affected residents are sheltered at the Barangay San Roque Sports Complex. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
A man searches for something to eat a day after the fire. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
What remains of the building that was affected by the fire. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
A man smiles for the camera while scavenging for items at the fire site. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
Sitio Panting was popular for having a deep well. Luckily, water is still present in the well after the fire. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
A boy sits right next to a wrecked house at the fire site. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
Residents clear the area of obstructions that might make it harder for others to search for things. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
A basketball court was destroyed by the fire. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
A look at the entire fire scene taken the day after, November 4, 2019. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
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