CEBU CITY—Six families lost their homes an hour after celebrating the Christmas after a fire hit a residential area in Barangay Casuntingan, Mandaue City.
The fire broke out in Sitio Nangka at 1:08 a.m. Friday. It took an hour before firefighters were able to put out the flames.
Senior Fire Officer Noel Codilla of the Mandaue City Fire Department said the firefighters had a hard time putting out the fire because of the narrow road leading to the fire scene.
The fire started at the house owned by one Conchita Heralde.
The cause of fire was not immediately known.
The displaced families, composed of at least 30 individuals, were evacuated to the barangay gym.
Damage to property was pegged at P140,000.(Calvin D. Cordova)
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