P900,000 in properties damaged, 2 killed in Iligan City fire

ILIGAN CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has estimated that up to P900,000 in properties were damaged in a fire that gutted an eight-door apartment and an adjacent house in Barangay Pala-o here early Thursday, Nov. 5, killing two women.

FO2 Ruel Pairat, arson investigator of BFP-Iligan, said the estimate followed a post-blaze assessment they did at the site.

Pairat said the fatalities were trapped inside one of the apartment units. He identified them as Fatima Ramla Monteron, 26, and Cyzra Jean Nasin, 20. 

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Their remains were immediately transported to Tawi-Tawi for burial in accordance with their families’ customs.

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He said seven families, or 28 individuals, were affected by the fire that hit the apartment building owned by Ponggay Capal Mangurun.

The fire broke out shortly after 3 a.m.

The fire reached the third alarm, prompting the deployment of eight BFP fire trucks and four auxiliary water tankers.

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Firefighters declared a fire out at 8:25 a.m., or after more than five hours.

Pairat said investigators were still determining the cause of the fire.

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The City Social Welfare and Development Office has started providing assistance to the affected families. /cb