1 dead, 2 hurt in Batangas City fire
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LUCENA CITY — A 27-year-old man died and two others suffered injuries on Friday, May 9, in an explosion during a fire of still unknown origin in a house in Batangas City.
The Police Regional Office (PRO 4A) in a report Saturday identified the fatality as a certain “Robert,” a tricycle driver and resident of Barangay (village) Bolbok.
The report said the blaze started at 7:20 p.m. in the residential house of one “Mehaida” in the same village. Suddenly, an explosion ripped through Robert’s rented house.
He sustained fatal injuries and died on the spot.
Two other house occupants, “Jessa Mae” and “Jesusa,” also sustained injuries and were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
The fire was put out at 7:50 p.m.
Authorities estimated the cost of damage at P500,000.
The cause of the fire and the explosion has yet to be determined by the authorities./das
