Fire razed 4 houses in Lanao del Norte town

LINAMON, LANAO DEL NORTE – A fire that raged on for about an hour razed four houses along the national highway of Purok, Barangay Taguitic in Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, around 7:30 p.m. on Monday.Abeliza Manzano, chief of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO), said in a phone interview that a lighted candlethat was left unattended in one of the houses had started the firewhich quickly spread to nearby houses made of light materials, according to the initial investigation from the Bureau of Fire Protection.Four families, comprising 19 individuals, have been affected and are now temporarily staying with their respective relatives, Manzano said.The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP, with firefighting teams from the Lanao del Norte towns of Kapatagan, Sapad, Lala, and Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, declared the fire out at 8:32 p.m.No one was reported injured in the incident.

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