A fire broke out in a residential area on Purok 18 Barangay Irisan, Baguio City, the Irisan-Pucay Fire Station reported on January 2, 2024.
Baguio City Fire Station QRT Camp Allen Fire Officer 2 Rodolfo Villanueva Jr. said the Irisan-Pucay Fire Station received the report at 5:18 p.m. on Tuesday.
Four minutes later, the fire was declared under control after a backup was sent.
Initial investigation disclosed that it caused more or less than PHP2 million worth of damage.
“Initial palang. Wala pang final na damages kasi maghihingi pa kami ng affidavit sa may-ari kung ano pa yung nawalang gamit niya,” said Villanueva Jr.
One of the victims, an undisclosed source, said she suspects the internet router to be the cause of the fire.
“Yung router, iniwan ko lang siyang naka-open kasi ang alam ko kasi may boarders sa silong ng buhay, sa may first floor. Kaya baka sabi ko baka gamitin ng mga boarders kaya hindi ko nalang inalis sa router. So yun yung suspetsa ko rin kasi yun din lang yung sinabi ng mga neighbors namin na may narinig silang pumuputok sa may bandang sala,” she said.
However, Villanueva Jr. said that they are still investigating the cause of the fire.
“Under investigation pa rin. Wala pa tayong pwedeng maibigay na probable cause ng fire,” he said.
The fire was declared out at 6:11 p.m. No deaths or injuries were reported. By Rahndal Rico