LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — These are some scenes after a fire hit a house which stores firecrackers in Sitio Kinalumsan, Barangay Canjulao, Lapu-Lapu City.
The past 2 p.m. December 28, 2019 fire damaged other rooms for rent of the house.
Residents in the area said that they heard a loud explosion and saw black, thick smoke rising from the house.
The Lapu-Lapu City Fire Department declared the fire under control around 3 p.m., a few minutes after it was raised to a third alarm at 2:49 p.m.
As of this time, the fire department has not yet declared fire out at the fire scene.
Firefighters survey the fire scene during the fire that hit a house in Sitio Kinalunsan, Barangay Canjulao, Lapu-Lapu City. | Alven Marie A. Timtim
These are what’s left of the firecrackers stored in a house that was destroyed by fire in Lapu-Lapu City. | Alven Marie A. Timtim
Firefighters check the scene of the fire in Sitio Kinalumsan, Barangay Canjulao, Lapu-Lapu City. | Alven Marie A. Timtim
Firefighters make sure that the fire will not start up again in Sitio Kinalumsan, Barangay Canjulao, Lapu-Lapu City. | Alven Marie A. Timtim
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