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Overcharged cell phone sparks fire

Eva Visperas - The Philippine Star
November 14, 2013 | 12:00am

DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines – Authorities blamed on an overcharged cellular phone a fire that razed four houses in Barangay Caranglaan here the other day.

The phone was reportedly left plugged to the power outlet for more than three hours, according to Senior Fire Officer 2 Jesus Asto, operations chiefs of the Dagupan Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).

The blaze destroyed the houses belonging to the families of Peter Tamondong, Wilfredo Roy, Debbie Braganza and Josephine Aquino in Sitio Puelay.

No one was hurt in the incident.

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BARANGAY CARANGLAAN

DAGUPAN BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION

DEBBIE BRAGANZA AND JOSEPHINE AQUINO

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HOUSES

JESUS ASTO

PETER TAMONDONG

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SENIOR FIRE OFFICER

SITIO PUELAY

WILFREDO ROY
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