At least four houses were razed to the ground in two separate fire incidents in Cagayan de Oro on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.

Three houses and a portion of an establishment were affected in the fire that broke out in Barangay Carmen.

Around six families were also displaced while the damage was estimated at more than P1.1 million.

The fire was raised to third alarm since houses in the area are tightly packed with some establishments nearby.

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) also said the fire spread quickly as most of the houses affected were made of light materials.

“Atong i-consider nga made of light materials so kusog gyud kayo ang pag-ulbo niya paspas naa pa gyud dili nato i-neglect ang kaning sa hangin, ang wind direction niya,” Carmen Fire Station Investigator, SFO4 Debie Mabulay, said.

No one was reported hurt in the incident.

“Kung ingon ani nga sitwasyon total naa man bombero ato lang unta ihatag ang responsibilidad sa amoa nga kami mao bahala sa kalayo, kamo magpaabot lang gyud mo. Huna-hunaon gyud ninyo ang inyong safety kay kami gahuna-huna pud mi sa among safety,” Mabulay added.

Meanwhile, another house was gutted by fire in Barangay Iponan.

Firefighters immediately put out the fire and prevented it from spreading to other houses and a school nearby.

The cost of damage was pegged at around P54,000.

“Actually, pag-abot namo, nag-bucket relay ang mga residente didto. Nagpasalamat sab ta sa mga residente duol didto sa panimalay kay nag-initiative pud sila which is mao pud na ang atong programa nga naa ta’y sipag sa pag-train kanila,” Bulua Fire Station Chief, Fire Inspector, Benjie Jaudian, said.

Authorities are still investigating the cause of the two fire incidents.