The Bureau of Fire Protection has recorded more than 300 fire incidents in the Davao Region, with Davao City accounting for the number of casualties.
Most of the fire incidents are coming from residential areas, according to BFP spokesperson Inspector Patricio Brañanola.
He said most of the fire incidents are caused by electrical problems.
“Based from our statistics, the electrical-related fire incidents always topped the list,” he said.
Brañanola added that there are also fire incidents caused by open flames traced to unattended lighted candles and cooking.
BFP’s data revealed that there were 128 fire incidents recorded on the first quarter this year with a total damage of PhP 63,221,600 while there are 107 fire incidents tallied on the second quarter with a total damage of PhP 65,476,356.
On the third quarter, there were 99 fire incidents in the region with a total damage of PhP 46,331,850 while fourth quarter shows 28 incidents with a total damage of PhP 20,710,500.
Brañanola reported that Davao City had nine casualties, followed by Compostela Valley with two casualties, then Davao del Norte with one casualty, Davao Oriental also with one casualty, and a zero casualties for Davao del Sur.
He also advised the public to take extra careful on using Christmas lights and any other decorations that can cause fire incidents now that the Yuletide season has started.
“We remind everybody to avoid over-plugging of Christmas decorations in the same outlet especially if all the decorations will be connected with each other,” he said.
