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WORKER FOUND DEAD IN BUNKHOUSE

A WORKER of a furniture factory was found dead yesterday morning in barangay Tavok, Mandaue City.

Police identified the fatality as Larry Delgado, a stay-in worker of Globex Rattan Furniture.

SPO2 Danny Ebarreta, desk officer of the Basak police station, said the man was already dead when he was found by Norma Baller in the company’s bunkhouse.

Baller is the aunt of the company’s owner.

Baller had gone to the bunkhouse after noticing that Delgado was not in his work station.

Baller said the body was already stiff when she checked on the man.

Police said the man had no external injuries.

The body was brought to the Rolling Hills Funeral Parlor for an examination to determine the cause of death. ./REPORTER JUCELL MARIE P. CUYOS

MANDAUE FIRE RAZES 2 HOUSES

TWO houses were razed by a fire believed to have been caused by faulty electrical wiring in barangay Ibabao, Mandaue City.

Fire damage was pegged at P100,000, said SF01 Nilo Cosido of the Mandaue City Fire Department.

Cosido said the fire started in the house of 84-year-old Flora Barte at 9:30 a.m. yesterday.

The woman’s neighbor, Rex Mañago, told investigators he saw smoke billowing from the house’s ceiling.

Mañago tried to douse the fire with a pail of water but the flames continued to spread.

Mañago went inside the Barte’s house to help the woman escape from the blazing structure.

Mañao said it took some time before he was able to convince Barte to leave the burning house.

The fire spread to the house of engineer Alvin Ceniza, whose family was hearing Mass when the fire struck.

Firefighters contained the fire in five minutes./REPORTER JUCELL MARIE P. CUYOS