Fires break out in Metro Manila; 2 kids dead

MANILA, Philippines — Two children died while another was injured when a fire razed a residential area in Taguig City before New Year, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported yesterday.

Arson probers identified the fatalities as Karl Anthony Magno, 10, and April Mae Guinoo, 6.

Jaimae Guinoo, 13, suffered second degree burns on her right arm and leg.

Separate fires also broke out in the cities of Parañaque, Muntinlupa, Las Piñas, Malabon, Manila and Caloocan over the weekend.

In Taguig, Senior Insp. Demetrio Sablan Jr. said the fire started at the house of Eduardo Guinoo in Barangay Ususan at past 4 p.m. on Sunday.

The fire reached first alarm before it was declared under control at past 5 p.m.

According to the BFP, around 11 other families were displaced by the fire.

Damage to property was placed at P100,000.

Arson investigators said they have yet to determine the cause of the fire.

In Parañaque, a fire struck a commercial building along Aguirre Avenue in Barangay BF Homes.

The BFP said the fire started at around 12:13 p.m. at a carinderia owned by Lucita and Michael Caampued.

At least 18 firetrucks responded to contain the fire.

The fire reached first alarm before it was put out at around 12:33 p.m.

No one was reported injured in the incident. Damage to property was estimated at P400,000.

The BFP said the fire started on the ground floor of the establishment.

Another fire broke out at a warehouse in Barangay Cupang, Muntinlupa City on New Year’s Eve.

In a report, the BFP said the blaze, which lasted for over eight hours, started at around 10:45 p.m.

The fire reached second alarm before it was declared under control at 6:52 a.m. yesterday.

In Las Piñas City, a fire gutted a residential area at past 8 p.m.

Arson probers said they are still investigating the cause of the fires that struck Muntinlupa and Las Piñas.

In Malabon, at least 15 families were left homeless after a fire broke out at a residential area in Barangay Panghulo on Sunday night.

According to the BFP, the fire, which reached first alarm, started at around 9:12 p.m. and was declared out 14 minutes later.

The city’s disaster risk reduction and management office chief Roderick Tongol told The