A fire razed Friday about 90 houses and two school buildings in the coastal village of Leon Garcia, Agdao district, damaging an estimated P5 million worth of properties.
Fire officer Wilberto Rico Neil Kwantiu, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) chief, said they received a call at 2:56 p.m. and immediately dispatched fire trucks to the area.
"Since densely populated at maliit yung streets, nahirapan tayo mag-penetrate kaagad. Wala ding madadaanan sa may coastline (The densely populated area and the narrow streets prevented us from penetrating quickly to the area)," Kwantiu said.
Kwantiu added that a change in wind direction contributed to the fast spread of the fire.
"Umikot yung hangin. Nahirapan mag maneuver sa kabila ang ating mga bombero. Muntik na nga ang isang fire truck natin. (Our fire volunteers found it difficult to reach houses on fire because of the wind direction) Pero with help from the residents na nagdala ng tubig and the Air Force na nagpaulan, we had the fire completely out by 5 p.m.," he said.
"Under control na siya by 4:30 p.m. When we arrived, we made sure na hindi na madadamay yung ibang di pa nasusunog," he added. - Sun Star Davao
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