5 die, 4 others injured in Cagayan de Oro fire

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: Five members of a family were killed while gutted a two-story house in Puntod, Cagayan de Oro City, at about 1:40 a.m. on Saturday.

Fire investigator Imelda Barasan four of the fatalities as Mark Anthony, 10; Michelle Ann, 13; Mary Grace, 12; and Mark Kenneth, 21, all - sion., District 3, Puntod, this city.

Oriental, was reportedly the girlfriend

Injured were the mother Melody -

The victims were temporarily - hospital, but were released on Saturday morning.

three others survived because they jumped out the window when they

Barasan said investigators are still looking into the cause of the fire that gobbled up the

She added that they suspect the victims who were sleeping on

1:48 ear- ly Saturday morning and investigators put it out an hour later, Barasan said.

She added that only the house from mixed concrete and light materials was razed.

Damage to the property was placed at P 100,000.

Melody, said he was sleeping in another house when the incident happened and suspected that the faulty electrical connection.

He added that there might have been an electrical overload