The fire that was reported at 6:10 a.m. also affected 29 house renters, says Nagiel Bañacia, chief of the city’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office .
Senior Fire Officer 1 James Almasan of the Lapu-Lapu City Fire Department said the fire was placed under control at 6:23 a.m. before it was finally put out at 7:15 a.m.As of this writing, fire investigators continue to determine the cause of the flame that happened while the city government was preparing for the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan.
“Recovery and relief o(perations by LapuLapu Rescue and CSWD are ongoing while the rest of the Oponganons are celebrating the Kadaugan Sa Mactan,” Bañacia said.The comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.