Thirteen (13) houses burned by fire at Barangay Balangasan, Pagadian City

Pagadian City Police Station received a call from concerned citizen informing the station that fire incident transpired at Purok Acasia, Barangay Balangasan, Pagadian City. 

Immediately upon receipt of said report, Reaction Team 2 Led by PSUPT GLENN MACARIO DULAWAN, OIC proceeded to the said place to manage the flow of traffic and to prevent looting thereat.

Initial investigation conducted by the responding PNP personnel of this Station revealed that on August 13, 2014, Wednesday at 10:20 O’clock in the evening, a fire started at the house owned by a certain Mrs Lodebeca Al-Os Agan, a resident of Purok Nazarett, Barangay Buenavista. The said residential house was occupied by a certain Jassen Al-Os, 16 years old, Single, Male, Grade 9 of Sta Lucia National High School.

Further investigation revealed that Jassen Al-Os was responsible for the said fire incident due to unattended lighted candle. Thirteen (13) residential houses were totally razed to the ground. At 12:30 O’clock midnight, the fire was under control by the responding Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel no casualty or injury reported. The estimated damage is yet to be established by the BFP investigator as of this report.