ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - More than 40 houses were razed after a big fire hut a village of Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, on Sunday night, a fire official reported.
Pagadian City Fire Marshal Senior Inspector Reggy Olmedo said no one was reported hurt or injured in the fire at Sitio Sampaguita, Barangay Balangasan.
The fire bureau estimated that about P2 million worth of properties were damaged by the fire.
He said the fire started about 8 p.m. in one of the houses and quickly spread before it was put out past 10 p.m. by the fire fighters and volunteers.
Most of the damaged houses were made of concrete to semi-concrete materials.
The fire incident affected more about 100 people who were provided with relief assistance by the city’s social welfare office.