Three persons were injured while 900 families were rendered homeless in a fire that razed a residential area in Barangay Baesa, Quezon City yesterday.
Fire Marshal Jaime Ramirez of Bureau of Fire Protection-Quezon City said the fire started inside a bedroom of the house owned by a certain Ronnie Mañago in an informal settlers’ area in Sitio Pajo around 12 noon.
The fire reached the Task Force Bravo at 12:47 p.m. as it quickly spread to adjacent houses made of light materials.
Three hundred houses were engulfed by the fire that was declared out at 2:02 p.m.
Arson probers have yet to identify the cause of the fire and estimated damage to property was pegged at P1.5 million. (Alexandria San Juan)