More than 200 houses were gutted down after a huge fire broke out late Wednesday night at New Society, Barangay Ilang in Davao City.
The fire incident, which reached up to third level alarm, displaced 250 families.
Senior Fire Officer III Stephen Basio of the Bureau of Fire Protection-Davao (BFP-Davao) said the firefighters were having difficulty extinguishing the fire as entering the area was very hard due to narrow passageways.
“Marami ang mga kapatid natin diyan na mga Muslim sa area at maliliit at dikit-dikit ang mga bahay. Masikip ang daanan mga isang dipa lang,” Basio said in a phone interview.
Based on the initial investigation of BFP-Davao, the fire started at the house of Alicia Caymo.
There are no casualties and injured reported.
The BFP-Davao estimated the damage to houses at P9 million.
Fire victims are now asking assistance.
Basio said an investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of fire.
Fire incidence is high in this area. In fact, in August last year, a fire broke out in Sunrise Village, Barangay Panacan wherein a total of seven houses were partially damaged and 44 totally destroyed.
