Fire kills 2-year-old boy left home alone
A sleeping two-year-old child left by himself was killed when a fire broke out in Caloocan City on Wednesday night.
The victim was identified by the Caloocan fire department as Mike Joshua Sabado. His body was found inside his house on Sixto Street, 7th Avenue.
Firemen said the blaze started at 9 p.m. in the house where the boy lived with his mother, Jonalyn. At that time, he was alone because his mother had gone out to scavenge for garbage.
Initial investigation showed that the fire could have been caused by an unattended gas lamp which toppled over.
The fire spread to about a dozen other houses in the area and reached the fourth alarm before it was put out about an hour later.
Investigators have yet to determine the cost of the damage to property left by the fire.
