Residents of Sitio Cepadul Uno and Dos dig into the rubble a day after the New Year fire in Barangay Duljo – Fatima in Cebu City. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
Cebu City, Philippines–A day after a fire engulfed their homes, residents of Sitio Cepadul Uno and Cepadul Dos in Barangay Duljo Fatima here have started to sift through the rubble at the fire scene in the hopes of finding anything useful.
Around 70 households in the two sitios were affected in the fire that broke out at 4:35 p.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2020.
Read: Afternoon fire razes 70 houses in Duljo Fatima
The fire, which was raised to fourth alarm at 5:06 p.m., was controlled at 5:55 p.m.
Here are some photos at the fire scene the day after:
Debris from the fire are placed along the roadside in C. Padilla Street, Cebu City. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
Residents look for items to salvage from the rubble. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
The living room of a house is submerged in water from the firemen’s hose. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
Residents try to look for useful stuff from the rubble. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
An image of the Senior Sto. Niño was spared from the fire. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
On the second floor of this house, are children looking for important objects such as government IDs from the fire. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
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The evacuation area at the gym behind the Barangay Hall. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
MAMBA MENTALITY. Ball is life for these children affected by the fire as they play a game of basketball at the evacuation center | Gerard Vincent Francisco
These volunteers give lunch packs to the children at the evacuation site. | Gerard Vincent Francisco
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