Photo from Juan Kyusi Fire and Rescue Volunteer
MANILA, Philippines — Following several fire incidents this month, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has created a task force on fire prevention, which will work along with the City Council to craft a local Fire Safety Code.
“Dahil sa sunud-sunod na mga insidente ng sunog sa ating lungsod, lumikha tayo ng task force upang pag-aralan ang mga hakbang na pwedeng gawin para maiwasan itong maulit,” Belmonte said in a statement on Friday.
“Maiiwasan natin ang sunog sa ating komunidad kung tayo mismo ay gagawa ng paraan upang mapanatiling ligtas ang ating pamilya at tahanan,” she added.
Two successive fires recently occurred in Quezon City on a single day, costing the lives of three people, and injury to three others, while hundreds were rendered homeless.
Based on the Statistical Data report of QC Bureau of Fire Protection for the past 5 years the lead cause of the fire is electrical ignition, followed by open flames attributed either to unattended cooking or unattended candles.—Alyssa Joy Quevedo, trainee