A fire destroyed fruit stands in Barangay Poblacion, Barili town, Cebu Province at dawn of May 8, 2024.

According to FO1 Kim Miñoza, Barili Fire investigator, 21 fruit stands were destroyed by the blaze.

The fire was raised to second alarm which saw responders coming in from the neighboring town of Dumanjug.

It reportedly took around two hours for firefighters to control the blaze. All 21 fruit stands made of light materials were reduced to cinders.

Damages were estimated to have reached P35,000.

Fire investigators, as of posting time, checked on the owner of the fruit stand where the fire had started. One of the angles pursued is the electric line of the fruit stands, another is a ceiling fan reportedly left unattended.

It was further learned that a fire struck the fruit stands in September 2023.

Residents urged their barangay officials to relocate the fruit vendors a distance from their residences.