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20 houses razed, school damaged in Cebu fire


At least 20 houses were razed while a nearby private school was damaged in a predawn fire that started in a boarding house in Cebu City on Monday. Fire marshall Col. Anderson Comar said the initial investigation showed that the fire started at a boarding house and spread to nearby structures, including part of Southwestern University. City arson investigators are following leads that the fire started from an electric fan that "overheated" at around 2:00 a.m., radio dzBB's Cebu affiliate reported. Responding firefighters put out the fire within 35 minutes. No one was reported hurt in the fire, which occurred at the Villa Aznar area in Sambag I village in Cebu City. However, at least four classrooms of the Southwestern University were completely destroyed while two others were partially burned. Comar estimated the damage to property at P2.1 million. - VVP, GMA News

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