ILOILO City – It took six fire trucks to put out a grass fire in a vacant lot in Barangay San Rafael, Mandurriao district.
According to initial assessment from the Bureau of Fire Protection, an unattended burning grass caused the blaze that spread in the 7,000-square kilometer lot.
The grassfire started at around 12 p.m. on Monday. It was put under control at 12:44 p.m. A “fire out” was declared an hour later.
No one was injured in the fire. No damage to property was recorded, too./PN
