Child killed in a fire incident in Pasig City

Miami
April 24, 2008
Story 1: Child killed in a fire incident in Pasig City

A four year old boy got killed when their house was blaze by fire Wednesday night April 23 in Barangay Sto. Thomas Pasig City.

The boy died while their house was burning, he was identified as Suave Dimacoor, 4 year old. He was left with a lighted candle left by her mother identified as Adewa Dimacoor. The fire started at the second floor of their house located at 1211 Baltazar Street, Bgy. Sto. Thomas, Pasig. Investigation disclosed that the house has no electricity that is why Adewa used candle on their house. Unfortunately she left the candle unattended.

On the initial investigation of FO1 Salvador Norberte, the fire started at around 10:17 pm, and was declared fire out at 11:42 pm. The fire reached the alarm of Task Force Bravo. The houses that were burned were only a blocked away from the fire station in.

Since the houses were made of light materials and the houses were very close the fire easily spread causing the firemen to have trouble going near the fire scene. The firemen joined 6 hoses so that they can put the fire out.

About 50 shanties were burned and 65 families were affected because of the fire, estimated damages were about P 1 million.