Fire in Marikina City kills two senior citizens, affects 24 families

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MANILA, Philippines — Two senior citizens died in a fire that broke out in a residential area in Barangay Fortune in Marikina City early Wednesday, said the Bureau of Fire Protection – National Capital Region (BFP-NCR).

BFP-NCR said the blaze killed an 80-year-old male and an 84-year-old female while 24 families or 94 individuals were affected.

Meanwhile, the estimated cost of the damage to 11 houses and establishments amounted to approximately P200,000.

According to the report of BFP-NCR, the first alarm was raised at 12:38 a.m and it was eventually raised to the second alarm at 12:45 a.m.

It was reported under control at 1:01 a.m and fire out was declared at 1:39 a.m.

The fire started in a two-storey house.

The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.