A BLAZE hit two buildings on Locsin-Luzuriaga Streets in Bacolod City on Sunday, February 12, 2023.

The fire, which broke out at 8:35 a.m. and was put out before 5 p.m., left an estimated damage of P20,234,400.

The local Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported that the fire originated at Jean's Boutique on the third floor of a three-story building.

BFP was ready to declare the fire out around 11 a.m. when the fire spread to the adjacent building through the ceiling, hitting Wan Li Marketing.

Firefighters were supposed to declare the fire out around 11 a.m., but the fire spread to the adjacent building through the ceiling.

The affected establishments were mercantile businesses.

The fire status was raised to a second alarm.

City fire marshal Chief Inspector Rodel Legaspi said that it took more than five hours for firefighters to combat the blaze due to the combustible materials in the buildings, which were damaged.

The BFP is still investigating the cause of the fire.