VIDEO: Fire In San Roque, Cebu City Destroyed Eighty Houses
CEBU CITY – About eighty houses were engulfed in flames in Sitio Pantig in Barangay San Roque, Cebu City on Sunday afternoon (November 3).
According to ABS-CBN, it took three hours for the firefighters to extinguish the fire.
Cebu Provincial Fire Marshal Superintendent Fritzie Manatad said explained that strong winds, narrow roads and a rubber in one of the buildings were the reason it took them that long to put out the fire.
Luckily, there are no reported fatalities or casualties in the incident. The officials held an emergency session to declare a state of calamity to the barangay. this is to make use of calamity funds.
As per the report, the victims of the fire are currently sheltered in the barangay gym.
ABS-CBN News also posted a video from netizen Jay Royn Acevedo Ovic, of the said fire.
In the caption, Ovic filmed the thick grey smoke that was billowing above the city.
Here is the video:
The post gained at about 613 reactions, mostly likes, sad face, and wows; 79K views, and 109 shares as of the moment. Here are some of the comments:
“Noted IT SHOW FIRE AREA BETTER IT WOULD HELP BFP LOT GOD BLESS THEE ALL 👏”
Paulino Hubahub on Facebook
“Ingat po mga cebuanos pray lng po tayu”
Prisilla Abubo on Facebook
“WAG MATAKOT (!)”
Melvin Tanedo-Buniag Santos on Facebook
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