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3 missing, 300 families lose homes in Taguig fire


At least three children were reported missing while some 300 families face a homeless Christmas after a fire believed caused by an exploding liquefied petroleum gas tank razed a colony of informal settlers in Taguig City Sunday night, a radio report said Monday. Radio dzBB reported that the fire at the BCDA Compound in Ususan village started at 11 p.m. Sunday and reached Task Force Alpha before it was put out at 1:25 a.m. Monday. The report said that as of early Monday, residents and authorities are still looking for three children reported missing in the fire. The three were initially identified as Leo Ray and John Rainier Servano; and Benj Bacalso. Walter Arcilla, one of the residents who lost their homes to the fire, said he heard an explosion likely from the LPG tannk at the house of one Ampalatin.

Arson investigators said at least 150 houses were destroyed in the fire, the same radio report said. On the other hand, at least three fire trucks were damaged while rushing to the scene. The dzBB report said a Sampaloc fire volunteer tanker hit a fire truck from Cubao, which in turn hit a Bureau of Fire Protection fire truck from Pateros town. The fire came less than 24 hours after a predawn fire in Pasig City killed a mother and her child. Sunday's predawn fire had reached the third alarm and razed four apartment units and two abandoned houses. — RSJ, GMANews.TV
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