A fire in Sitio Mary Grace, Barangay Budlaan, Cebu City, displaced 102 residents and destroyed 16 houses on Friday, Oct. 30, forcing 22 families to seek temporary shelter.
The Cebu City Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS) said another house sustained slight damage, bringing the total number of affected structures to 17 based on the city’s final assessment as of 2:15 p.m.
The affected households also included six sharers, according to the assessment.
Displaced residents are temporarily staying at Kapasar Gym in Barangay Budlaan, which the city government designated as an evacuation center.
The DSWS has started registering affected families and internally displaced persons to determine the number of households requiring assistance and assess their needs.
The department also facilitated the distribution of hot meals provided by the city government to residents at the evacuation center.
The affected families are being considered for financial assistance through the city’s disaster account, along with relief goods, rice, housing materials and other essential supplies.
The city government is coordinating with concerned agencies and barangay officials to validate the affected households and identify the assistance needed for their recovery.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Cebu City Fire Station received the fire report at 7:29 a.m. and dispatched its first responding unit immediately.
Firefighters arrived at 7:40 a.m., recording an 11-minute response time over an estimated distance of three kilometers.
Responders brought the fire under control at 8:04 a.m. and declared it out at 8:36 a.m.
The BFP’s initial incident report recorded 15 houses totally burned, with estimated property damage of P300,000. It also reported no casualties, injuries or fatalities.
The city’s subsequent assessment placed the number of affected structures at 17, consisting of 16 totally damaged houses and one slightly damaged structure.
📷 Cebu City PIO
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