By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga

Approximately P200,000 worth of property was destroyed over the weekend following a fire that gutted a home along Magsaysay Street in Barangay Zone 12, Talisay City.

Senior Fire Officer 1 Joelan Villaruz, arson investigator for the Talisay City Bureau of Fire Protection, said their station received a fire call around 12:20 p.m. claiming a home owned by a certain Eriberto Diaz was ablaze.

Firefighters immediately responded and doused the flames until a “fire out” was declared around 1:07 p.m.

Villaruz said the fire reached “1st Alarm” status, noting, firefighters from Bacolod City also responded to the incident.

Diaz’ home was completely gutted, while two neighboring houses were damaged.

Villaruz added, they are still investigating the cause of the blaze and are currently looking at the possibility an unattended candle have sparked the fire./DGB, WDJ