Fire hits house of Quezon province school principal

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LUCENA CITY—A fire on Sunday, August 21, razed the house of a school principal in Lopez town, Quezon province.

Quezon police said on Monday that the blaze, which started at 2:45 a.m. and lasted for about two hours, destroyed the house of Atela Dalogo, 53, a widow and an elementary school head in Barangay Magsaysay.

No casualties or serious injuries were reported.

The report said the fire probably originated from an electric fan left plugged into a wall outlet inside the room.

Fire protection personnel were conducting further investigation. INQ

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