Published April 29, 2021, 9:19 AM
The Muntinlupa City government has extended help to about 200 families, or 1,000 individuals, whose houses were razed by a fire in Brgy. Cupang Tuesday night.
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi talks to families affected by the fire incident in Cupang (Muntinlupa PIO / MANILA BULLETIN)
According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the fire hit a residential area in the Aquino Damaso Compound, Purok 2, PNR Site, Brgy. Cupang at 11:36 p.m.
The fire lasted for four hours before it was put out at 4:02 a.m., damaging P1.4 million worth of properties.
An initial report by the fire department indicated that 65 families, or 253 individuals, were affected by the fire. The number rose to 200 families after the Muntinlupa Social Service Department (SSD) conducted mapping of the area after the incident to identify the actual number of affected persons.
Fire at PNR Site, Cupang, Muntinlupa (Photo: Erwin Alfonso / MANILA BULLETIN
According to Muntinlupa City Fire Station chief Roberto Samillano, the fire started at 11:35 p.m. Tuesday at the Aquino Damaso Compound in Purok 2, PNR Site, Cupang.
Authorities said the fire damaged 50 houses, and affected 65 families or about 253 individuals. No one was injured. The cost of damage to property was estimated at P1.4 million.The fire department is investigating the cause of the fire.
The first alarm was raised at 11:36 p.m. followed by a second alarm at midnight. It was declared under control at 1:05 a.m. and was put out at 4:20 a.m.
Published April 21, 2021, 12:37 PM
The Muntinlupa City government and the president of barangay captains said no permit is needed to set up a community pantry in the city but organizers are advised to coordinate with their barangays for crowd control.
Community pantries in Muntinlupa at (clockwise from top left) Muntinlupa City Central Fire Station, Alabang, Victoria Homes and Tunasan (Muntinlupa City Fire Station, Brgy. Captain Tintin Abas, Dan Rainier Calingo and Mark Tarre / MANILA BULLETIN)
Muntinlupa Public Information Office chief Tez Navarro said the city government will abide by the statement of Interior Sec. Eduardo Año who said, “As to the issue of whether organizers are required to secure barangay permits, organizers should consult with the concerned barangays if such is required.”
The aftermath of the fire in Alabang, Muntinlupa (MCDDRM / MANILA BULLETIN)
According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the fire started at about 12:19 a.m. from the second floor of a house on No. 41 Interior, Ilaya St. in Alabang occupied by a certain Diego and Ruby, and owned by Delia Japitana.
The fire quickly spread and the first alarm was at 12:22 a.m. and reached the third alarm at 12:29 a.m. Firefighters declared the fire under control at 1:49 a.m. and it was put out at 2:48 a.m.
Eleven fire trucks, five water tankers, two ambulances and 25 volunteers responded to the incident. No one was injured in the fire and the Muntinlupa City Fire Station estimated the damage to property at P1 million.
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