Lapu fire caused by butane canister

FIFTEEN families were left homeless after eight houses were razed in an early morning fire that w was caused by a leaking butane canister used for cooking in barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City yesterday.
The fire started around 5 a.m. in the house of Arnel Tunacao in sitio Seabreeze.
The fire was contained in 15 minutes. Fire damage was pegged at P300,000.
Last year, a fire also broke out in the densely populated area, said SFO3 Climaco Salisid, arson investigator of the Lapu-Lapu City Fire Central Department.
Tunacao told investigators that he didn’t notice that the butane canister he used for cooking was defective.
Fire started to engulf the kitchen then flames spread to other houses which were mostly made of light materials.
Salisid said four fire incidents caused by cheap refillable butane canisters have been recorded in the city.

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