Girl dies in Morong, Rizal fire

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LUCENA CITY — A 14-year-old girl died on Wednesday, May 1, when a fire of still unknown origin gutted her house in Morong town in Rizal province.

In a report Thursday, May 2, the Police Regional Office (PRO 4A) identified the victim as “Amira,” a resident of Barangay San Juan.

The report said the blaze started at the house of the victim around 5 p.m.

Twenty minutes later, firemen recovered the body of the victim inside the burned house during the clearing operation.

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Police did not provide information on the whereabouts of the other family members when the fire broke out.

The authorities were conducting further investigations.

Meanwhile, a fire also erupted in an oil mill in Barangay Domoit in this city at 4:25 a.m. Thursday.

Initial investigation report said the blaze started after the stock of dried coconut meat caught fire.

The blaze was put off by firefighters at 8:20 a.m.

No one was hurt in the incident. Property damage has yet to be determined by authorities, the report also said.