Fire hits 4 houses, eatery in Iloilo City; 2 dogs perish

A fire destroyed four houses and an adjacent eatery in Iloilo City past 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, and killed two dogs. 

Within 30 minutes, three houses were destroyed while one was partially gutted in Barangay Bolilao, Mandurriao District.

An adjacent eatery was also gutted in the incident, including a portion of a parked backhoe.

According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started in the kitchen of one of the houses due to a leaking liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tank.

"May nag-leak sa kanilang LPG tank. Lumaki ang apoy, tinangka nilang apulahin ang apoy ngunit mabilis itong lumaki at hindi na kinaya,” said SFO1 Denmark Macoco, chief of the Intelligence and Investigation Unit of BFP Iloilo City.

The house owner, identified only as a certain “Procopio,” said that the LPG tank was in flames all of a sudden. 

He sustained burns on an arm when he attempted to put out the fire.

“Bigla na lang lumaki ang apoy. Hindi talaga kaya. Isasara ko sana, wala na talaga,” Procopio said.

A family went emotional over the loss of their two pet dogs that were trapped in the fire.

According to the BFP, damage was estimated to have reached over P100,000. — GMA Regional TV One Western Visayas Desk