8 injured in Caloocan fire

Eight individuals were injured after a fire struck a residential area in Caloocan City on Monday.

According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the oldest among the individuals injured was a 60-year-old man who suffered a burn on his nape and foreheard laceration, followed by a 55-year-old woman with a burn on her left arm, and a 50-year-old man who had difficulty breathing.

The youngest of those injured were three 18-year-olds.

The other two injured were fire volunteers who suffered difficulty breathing.

The fire struck along Marcela Street in Barangay 27.

The BFP raised the fire to first alarm at 12:45 p.m. and declared it under control by 1:59 p.m. Fire out was declared at 2:33 p.m.

Fire out was declared past 2 p.m., according to a report by Glen Juego on Super Radyo dzBB.

There were no reported casualties. —Joahna Lei Casilao/KG/RF, GMA Integrated News