A MONTH-OLD baby boy was seriously hurt and several families were left homeless when a fire believed caused by a lighted kerosene lamp toppled by a cat gobbled up their homes in Tondo, Manila, on Friday night.
The boy, identified as Emmanuel Salvador, suffered burns in the face and different parts of the body. He remains under observation at the Philippine General Hospital.
Senior Fire Officer 2 Emmanuel Gaspar said the fire broke out around 8:30 p.m. at the ground floor of a three-story house occupied by the victim’s family along Quezon Street, Bo. Magsaysay, Tondo.
Initial investigation showed that a cat knocked over a lighted kerosene lamp placed near the bed where the victim was sleeping and set the house on fire. The fire quickly spread to four other houses which were made of light materials.
Damage to property was placed at P300,000.
