Fire razes 10 houses in Bacolod
BACOLOD City –Ten houses went up in smoke in a fire that hit Zone 2, Purok Riverside, Barangay Bata here yesterday. Chief Inspector Rodel Legaspi, city fire marshal, said they received a call for assistance from a resident around 10:58 a.m. Legaspi said the fire reportedly broke out in the house

By Glazyl Y. Masculino

By Glazyl Y. Masculino
BACOLOD City –Ten houses went up in smoke in a fire that hit Zone 2, Purok Riverside, Barangay Bata here yesterday.
Chief Inspector Rodel Legaspi, city fire marshal, said they received a call for assistance from a resident around 10:58 a.m.
Legaspi said the fire reportedly broke out in the house of Ivy Zulueta and immediately spread to neighboring houses, which are mostly made of light materials.
“Kadasig lang naglapta ang kalayo because dikit-dikit ang panimalay made of bamboo and nipa,” he added.
Legaspi said they have yet to determine the cause of fire as investigation is ongoing.

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) declared fire out around 11:24 a.m.
No injuries were reported. The blaze gobbled an estimated P200,000 worth of properties.
Legaspi said other houses affected by the fire will depend on the list of the barangay and the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD), which facilitates the assistance from the city government.
Meanwhile, former Negros Occidental third district Rep. and now provincial consultant Albee Benitez, visited the affected households at the said village Friday afternoon and provided each family with P5,000 cash assistance.
Speculations are rife that Benitez is running for Bacolod mayor after he officially transferred his voter’s registration here from Victorias City in April this year.
But he has yet to confirm his political plans, saying that he is keeping his options open.
Article Information
Comments (0)
LEAVE A REPLY
No comments yet
Be the first to share your thoughts!
Related Articles
DENR pushes 2027 deadline for new Iloilo bulk water supply
A top official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Iloilo must have a new bulk water supply operational by 2027, warning that the city’s rapid urban growth will further increase water demand in the coming years. Carlos Primo David, DENR undersecretary for integrated environmental science and head of

Treñas-Chu slams MPIW over permit delay claims
Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas-Chu criticized Metro Pacific Iloilo Water on Thursday for what she described as the company’s failure to directly raise concerns about alleged delays in the processing of permits for its desalination plant project in Barangay Ingore, La Paz. “I would have appreciated it if MPIW had informed
