P20M worth of property destroyed in Boracay fire

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P20M worth of property destroyed in Boracay fire
No casualties are reported by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Boracay. The blaze is completely put out by 7:10 am in the morning of June 18.

AKLAN, Philippines – Some P20-million worth of properties were destroyed by fire on Wednesday, June 17, in Boracay, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said.

Fire Officer III Franklin Arubang, BFP-Boracay chief arson investigator, said they are still investigating the cause of fire that hit the busy Talipapa Bukid. The fire started at 2:50 pm and was declared under control at 4:50 pm. (READ: Hundreds displaced by Boracay fire

The blaze was completely out by 7:10 am in the morning of June 18.

BFP also reported that a 48-year-old woman suffered first-degree burn when the fire hit the 30,000-square-meter Talipapa Bukid in Sitio Manggayad in Manoc-Manoc. No casualties were reported by BFP-Boracay.

Arubang said the BFP has yet to determine the exact number of houses damaged by fire in Talipapa Bukid, a public market in a hilly portion along the main road of Manoc-Manoc.

Wala namang hotels or resorts na nasunog, mga boarding houses halos ang nasunog,” he added. (No hotels or resorts were burnt. Almost all affected properties were boarding houses.)

In 2004, the old public market near boat station 3 was razed by fire. The public market was then transferred to the present site commonly known today as Talipapa Bukid.

Arubang said 5 fire trucks, a boom truck, and water tankers of Boracay Action Group, BFP Boracay, Shangri-La Resort, Boracay Water Sewerage Services and Boracay Tubi System, and the Boracay Fire Rescue Ambulance Volunteers (BFRAV) of the Boracay Action Team’s First Responder responded to the fire call.

After the fire was raised to general alarm, BFP personnel from Kalibo, Ibajay, Numancia also rushed to the fire scene to assist the fire fighters in Boracay.

BFP-Boracay chief Inspector Stephen Jardeleza said the area where the fire originated has been identified by arson investigators.

Meanwhile, around 100 fire victims were evacuated to the Manoc-Manoc covered court after the blaze destroyed the houses and market stalls in Talipapa Bukid.

Food, used clothing, relief and medical assistance were extended by the Philippine National Red Cross, Manoc-Manoc barangay council, and the Office of the Municipal Mayor, according to Manoc-Manoc barangay captain Abram Sualog in an interview.

Mga 30 persons na lang naiwan sa evacuation center dahil ang ibang evacuees doon na tumuloy kaninang umaga sa mga kaibigan nila dito rin sa Boracay. Karamihan sa mga biktima ay mga empleyado ng mga resorts,” he said. 

(Only around 30 people are left in the evacuation center because other evacuees were able to move to friends’ places in Boaracay. Most of the victims are resort employees.)  

Sualog estimated that 100 houses (mostly boarding houses), made of light to semi-light materials, were razed to the ground by the fire. – Rappler.com 

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