Fire destroys school building in Samar

TACLOBAN CITY — A three-classroom building was burned down in a fire in Lavezares town, Northern Samar on Sunday, Oct. 8.

The fire incident at the Lavezares Central Elementary School, located in Barangay Caragas, started at about 8:20 a..m. and was put out by 10 a.m., said Senior Fire Officer 4 Renato Magnao, the town’s fire chief.

“We are still conducting our investigation as to the cause of the fire. But there’s a possibility that it was caused by faulty electrical wiring,” he said.

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No one was injured.

“Good thing it happened on Sunday as no one was hurt during the incident,” Magnao said.

Damage was pegged at P1 million.

JPV