CLOSE to half a million pesos in property was destroyed when fire broke out in barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City.
The fire started at the house of Gina Cuenca. Firefighters received the alarm at 1:05 a.m. yesterday and put out the flames around 3 a.m.
FO3 Climaco Salisid of the Lapu-Lapu City Fire Department said the fire may have been caused by a lighted mosquito coil or a spark from an electrical switch.
Aside from Cuenca’s house, the fire also razed an upholstery shop, a refrigeration shop, a sari-sari store, a vulcanizing shop, an electrical shop, a water refilling station and the houses of Gina Natividad, Loloy Lascuta and Mary Ann Ondoy.
The City Social Welfare Services (CSWS) of Lapu-Lapu City assessed the extent of damage yesterday so assistance could be given to the fire victims./CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA