Fire leaves 5 dead, 3 injured in Iligan City

Five members of a family were killed and three others hurt in a fire that destroyed 12 houses in Iligan City last Monday.

Iligan City Fire Officer 1 Janica Kissey Acain identified the fatalities as Elizabeth Baricuatro and her four sons Francis, Jethan, Nathaniel, and Xander.

Fire investigators told GMA News Online that the fire broke out at about 3:29 a.m. at a residential compound in Barangay Maria Cristina.

Those injured in the fire were identified as Rowelo Noro (with first-degree burns), JieJie Tiongco (first-degree burns), and Philam Dela Cerna (second-degree burns).  

Acain said that the estimated damage caused by fire was at P250,000.

Firefighters placed the fire that reached the third alarm under control at about 4:21 a.m., she added.

Fire investigators said that the father of the family, who is a seaman,  was in Manila during the fire for his scheduled deployment.

Investigation into the cause of the fire, believed caused by an unattended gadget, is ongoing.  —LBG, GMA News