A RESIDENTIAL fire broke out in Sitio Kagudoy, Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City, on Friday morning, Nov. 7, 2025, leaving around 42 individuals from 11 families displaced.
According to a report by Fire Officer 3 Jopet ObiƱa of the Fire Arson Investigation Unit, the blaze spread rapidly through single and two-family homes in the area, completely destroying around eight houses.
Norman Abordonado, one of the affected residents, told SunStar Cebu they lived near the house where the fire reportedly began.
He recalled hearing neighbors shout as the blaze spread, prompting him to first secure his one-year-old child before attempting to salvage their belongings.
Abordonado said while their place was spared from damage wrought by Typhoon Tino, he never expected to lose their home to a fire, four days later.
The fire was reported at around 8:55 a.m. and reached the first alarm a minute later. Responding firefighters arrived on-site at 9:00 a.m., just four minutes after the dispatch.
Authorities raised the alarm to second level at 9:05 a.m. before declaring the fire under control at 9:23 a.m. It was declared completely extinguished at 9:27 a.m.
No casualties were reported.
The cause of the blaze is still under investigation./ DPC