Man dead in Imus City fire

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LUCENA CITY — A man died on Tuesday night in a fire that gutted his house in Imus City, Cavite.

The Region 4A police reported on Wednesday, Sept. 18, that the blaze came from the house owned by “Virgilio” in Barangay Bayan Luma V at 11:50 p.m. Responding firefighters extinguished the fire an hour and a half later.

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Firefighters recovered the body of the victim inside the burned house, while his wife Pacita suffered burn injuries. She was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Investigators found out that faulty electrical wiring caused the fire.