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LUCENA CITY — A fire of still unknown origin razed 20 houses on Wednesday in Binangonan town in Rizal province.
The Region 4A police said in a report Thursday, May 23, that the blaze erupted at 3:19 p.m. in a residential neighborhood at P. Burgos Street in Barangay Libid.
Firefighters put off the blaze 57 minutes later. The incident left 20 houses burned down and one resident injured.
Property damage was placed around P1,000,000.
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Firefighters were still investigating the incident to determine the cause of the blaze.
The affected families were temporarily housed at the barangay hall and other unaffected houses in the neighborhood. Local social welfare workers were taking care of the victims.