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3 kids die in Bacolod fire


Three children died after they were trapped inside a burning house in Barangay Felisa, Bacolod City on Thursday afternoon.

The children were identified as four-year-old Arthur Diloy, his siblings three-year-old Ajericho and two-year-old Mary Auxencia.

Initial investigation conducted by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) showed that the fire started around 5 p.m. and that the cause of death of the children could be suffocation.

The BFP also reported that the father of the children, Ajericho Diloy Sr., padlocked the house before reporting for work.

An older sibling, meanwhile, was in school while their mother is an OFW in Saudi Arabia.

The BFP said the fire lasted for 15 minutes because the house is made of light materials. the estimated cost of damage was pegged at P30,000. — GMA News stringer Erwin P. Nicavera/BAP, GMA News

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