Fires destroy church, 5 houses in Koronadal City

KORONADAL CITY — Two fires broke out here before dawn Wednesday, razing a church and five houses.

The first fire started at the dirty kitchen of the Christian Brethren Church along Suscano St. around 1:45 a.m., said Fire Officer Joriel Rodel of the city fire office.

Elmo Caday, the church’s caretaker, told reporters he desperately tried but failed to put off the fire, which also engulfed the church before spreading and consuming two nearby houses.

Caday sustained minor injuries while trying to put off the fire.

A few minutes later, another fire broke out, this time in Barangay Paulino Santos.

Rodel said the second fire, which started 2 p.m., razed three houses but no injuries had been reported.  SFM