ORION, Bataan – Some P1-million cash and properties turned into ashes after a fire razed a residential building here on Sunday morning.
Erlindo Canoy, a retired member of the Philippine Navy, said everything in their house except a laptop computer were turned into ashes by the blaze.
“It started from the third bedroom at about 8:30 a.m. We lost some P.7 million worth of properties and P.3 million cash.”
He said that he and his wife were in the market to buy food to prepare for the birthday celebration of their son who turned 26 on Sunday.
“Birthday ng anak namin ngayon (Sunday) at inihahanda sana namin ang P300,000 upang ipambili ng kotse bilang regalo sa kanya sapagka’t noong nakapasa siya sa board exam for Mechanical Engineers ay hindi namin siya nabigyan ng regalo,” the father said.
“Pero niloob ng Panginoon na mangyari ito na dapat tanggapin at magpasalamat na mabuti na lamang at walang nasaktan sa aming pamilya,” Canoy added.
Senior Insp. Genesis Morrondoz, Orion fire chief, said they received a call at 9:10 a.m. and immediately rushed to Canoy’s place.
He said the fire reached second alarm but was declared out at 9:50 a.m. Firetrucks from Balanga City, Limay and Pilar towns also came to help.
“Ang isa kong anak iyong laptop lamang niya ang nabitbit sa paglabas at nalimutan pang bitbitin ang isang laptop sa salas na medyo mahal,” Canoy said.
Firefighters managed to contain the fire but window panes of the neighboring house was destroyed.
Residents noted that there were no rains while the fire was raging unlike the previous night and the day before that there were heavy downpours.
Erlindo Canoy, a retired member of the Philippine Navy, said everything in their house except a laptop computer were turned into ashes by the blaze.
“It started from the third bedroom at about 8:30 a.m. We lost some P.7 million worth of properties and P.3 million cash.”
He said that he and his wife were in the market to buy food to prepare for the birthday celebration of their son who turned 26 on Sunday.
“Birthday ng anak namin ngayon (Sunday) at inihahanda sana namin ang P300,000 upang ipambili ng kotse bilang regalo sa kanya sapagka’t noong nakapasa siya sa board exam for Mechanical Engineers ay hindi namin siya nabigyan ng regalo,” the father said.
“Pero niloob ng Panginoon na mangyari ito na dapat tanggapin at magpasalamat na mabuti na lamang at walang nasaktan sa aming pamilya,” Canoy added.
Senior Insp. Genesis Morrondoz, Orion fire chief, said they received a call at 9:10 a.m. and immediately rushed to Canoy’s place.
He said the fire reached second alarm but was declared out at 9:50 a.m. Firetrucks from Balanga City, Limay and Pilar towns also came to help.
“Ang isa kong anak iyong laptop lamang niya ang nabitbit sa paglabas at nalimutan pang bitbitin ang isang laptop sa salas na medyo mahal,” Canoy said.
Firefighters managed to contain the fire but window panes of the neighboring house was destroyed.
Residents noted that there were no rains while the fire was raging unlike the previous night and the day before that there were heavy downpours.
