A 74-YEAR-OLD widow died after her house was gutted by fire at around 6:10 p.m. on Monday, April 15, 2024, in Sitio San Isidro, Barangay Poblacion in the northern Cebu town of Sogod.
The victim identified as Socorro Arnado Go-od was living alone in the house. She was bedridden.
Go-od was taken to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) in Cebu City after she was pulled out from her burning home by firefighters.
However, she was declared dead later at midnight after sustaining third degree burns.
Firefighters think the incident, which left P50,000 in damage, might have been caused by an electrical short circuit. / GPL, TPT