MALAY, Aklan – Properties estimated to be worth P1 million went up in smoke after fire gutted houses in Station 3, Barangay Manoc-Manoc, Boracay Island.
The blaze that broke out around 9 a.m. on Oct. 24 left at least 52 families homeless.
The incident reached a “general alarm” – the highest fire alert tasking all fire stations in the area to respond to the call.
Superintendent Nazrudyn Cablayan, ground commander of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), said the fire quickly spread in the neighborhood with houses mostly built from light materials.
Authorities have yet to identify the origin of fire as of this writing.
The BFP declared the blaze under control around 10:33 a.m. No one was injured in the incident.
The affected residents sought shelter at the gymnasium of the barangay.
They were provided with the necessary help from the local government.(Radyo Todo/PN)
