2 teen girls, toddler boy dead in Bulakan, Bulacan fire
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BULAKAN, BULACAN – Two teenage girls and a boy, who was more than just a year old, died in a fire caused by faulty electrical wiring, in this town on Friday, May 30, authorities said Saturday, May 31.
Bulakan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) Chief Rosario Mariano identified the victims as Irish Clouie Panambo, 16; her brother Jaden Ivan Alvarez, 1 year and 7 months old; and their cousin Jerylien Gail Hernandez, 15.
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Mariano said the fire lasted for only 24 minutes since it broke out at 1:06 p.m. at the house of their grandmother Ma. Evelyn Dela Cruz Silva in Barangay (village) Bambang. It was declared fire out at 1:30 p.m.
The three victims were napping in a room at the back of the house when the fire broke out. Another child member of the family, who was also sleeping with the victims, managed to run for safety and had sought the help of village officials.
Mariano, quoting initial investigation reports by the Bulakan Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) office, said the fire was caused by faulty electric wiring due to an overused electric fan. The fire easily engulfed the room which was made of light materials, she said.
She said the bodies of the victims were already charred when BFP and MDRMMO personnel arrived.
Mariano told the Inquirer on Saturday that the room had a window but it was too small for the victims to jump out. /jpv
