Fire along Roosevelt Avenue in QC reaches third alarm

Fire broke out along Roosevelt Avenue, Brgy. Paraiso, Quezon City on Monday morning, radio dzBB tweeted.

The fire has reached the third alarm as of posting time.

WATCH: Makapal na usok ang nagmumula ngayon sa isang bahay sa Roosevelt Ave. sa Brgy. Paraiso, QC. pic.twitter.com/RMxwFqvFFy| via @allangatus

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) November 28, 2016

One of the houses affected by the fire was the ancestral house of the Juico family.

WATCH: Nananatiling makapal ang usok sa ancestral house ng mga Juico sa Roosevelt Ave., QC. | via @allangatus pic.twitter.com/ofA2olqn09

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) November 28, 2016

Firemen and residents helped rescue valuable items from the ancestral house, including paintings by National Artist Fernando Amorsolo.

UPDATE: Mga painting ni Fernando Amarsolo, kabilang sa mga iniligtas sa bahay ng mga Juico. | via @allangatus pic.twitter.com/cRKUZXKO1Z

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) November 28, 2016

The three Amorsolo paintings that were saved from the burning house were portraits of matriarch Maria "Lily" Ella Juico, according to her daughter Jenny Juico.

The Juico ancestral house was designed by National Artist Pablo Antonio.

LOOK: Ang ancestral house ng mga Juico ay kabilang sa dinesenyo ng kilalang arkitektong si Pablo Sebero Antonio. | via @allangatus pic.twitter.com/jQrN4sqxXA

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) November 28, 2016

A report on "24 Oras" said the Juico family sold the almost four-decade old house to a conservationist company, hoping the structure would be well maintained.

Investigators said the fire started at the house's chapel on the second floor, the report said. —KG/KBK, GMA News