A fire that broke out in a residential area in Quezon City on Thursday, November 21, 2024, left two people dead and one person injured, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection-National Capital Region (BFP-NCR). INQUIRER FILES

MANILA, Philippines — A fire that broke out in a residential area in Quezon City on Thursday left two people dead and one person injured, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection-National Capital Region (BFP-NCR).

The BFP-NCR said in a report Friday that the blaze killed a 68-year-old male and a 17-year-old female, whose names were not revealed, and hurt Bonifacio de Guzman, 72, who sustained 2nd-degree burns on his right shoulder.

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Authorities said the blaze reached the first alarm at 4:58 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, and then the second alarm at 5:11 p.m.

The blaze was declared under control at 6:23 p.m. and finally extinguished at 6:38 p.m.

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The BFP-NCR said the fire damaged around seven houses, affecting 15 families. It also said that losses due to the blaze totaled P17,500.

Fire investigators are yet to determine the cause of the blaze, which started at the house of a certain Erlinda Macapagal.

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