13 houses hit by fire

A FIRE damaged 13 houses in an urban poor community in Agdao District on Saturday.

Investigators are still determining the cause of fire that started in the house of Alicia Agtag, 63, along Lakatan Street, Purok Cabaguio, Barangay Wilfredo Aquino around 1:40 p.m.

The fire spread to other houses, mostly made of light materials.

Senior Fire Officer 3 Ramil Gillado, the Chief Investigation officer of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) XI, said the fire was out by 2:30 p.m.

Gillado said no casualty was reported.

Based on the investigation, the estimated damage reached P200,000.