CEBU CITY — Two children were killed in a more than two-hour fire that razed a residential area in the village of Ermita here on Monday morning. Their parents, Ida Alolod and Joel Digman, managed to escape the fire but suffered second degree burns. The Department of Social Welfare and Services in Cebu said at least 80 families (408 people) from 52 houses were displaced by the fire that lasted for over two hours. Among the victims was village chief Mark Miral, whose two-story house was destroyed. Ceasar Patrocinio, Cebu provincial fire marshal, said firemen had difficulty in putting out the fire because the area was congested.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 07, 2018 21:11 UTC