2 minors dead, senior injured in Bacolod fire
Bacolod City fire. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
BACOLOD CITY — Two siblings died and a senior citizen was injured in a house fire that broke out early Tuesday, May 20, in Purok Lison, Barangay 1, authorities said.
The charred remains of an 8-year-old boy and his 6-year-old sister were found after firefighters extinguished the blaze, according to the Bacolod City Fire Station.
A 63-year-old man suffered burns but survived.
Barangay Captain Cesar Rallos said the fire started around 2:19 a.m. after a brownout, prompting some residents to use candles for light.
The Bacolod City Fire Department estimated the property damage at P3,000.
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