Pasig fire kills child, injures mother as she tries to save him
MANILA, Philippines — Fire swept through a residential compound in Pasig City, on Saturday, killing a boy and injuring his mother.
The blaze broke out at Pupha Compound in District 4, Barangay Pinagbuhatan, catcing residents off guard as flames spread quickly through the home.
Firefighters confirmed the first alarm at 2:22 a.m. and worked for 20 minutes to place the fire under control before declaring it out at 2:46 a.m.
The boy, 4, was recovered from the fire but died as he was being revived.
Michael Santos, chief of the Pinagbuhatan Action Center and one of the first responders, said the boy’s mother tried to save him.
She sustained second-degree burns on both arms and was rushed to the hospital where she was in stable condition, according to the initial medical assessment.
Residents later lit four candles in the compound for the boy.
Pasig fire kills child, injures mother as she tries to save him
The Bureau of Fire Protection said nine fire trucks and one ambulance responded to the call, with crew arriving at the scene within minutes.
Initial investigation showed five families, or a total of 13 individuals, were affected.
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
, This news data comes from:http://jyxingfa.com
- LGBTQ+ Catholics make Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome and celebrate a new sense of acceptance
- Hontiveros wants Senate to probe Chinese who pretended to be Filipino
- Israeli protesters call for hostage deal ahead of cabinet meeting
- ‘God’s Influencer’ to become first millennial saint
- P270M rock shed useless – Marcos
- CFO office moves from Quezon City to Pasay
- LPA off Leyte has low chance of becoming cyclone within 24 hours —Pagasa
- Vietnam marks 80th independence anniversary with huge parade
- Floods kill over 30 in Indian-controlled Kashmir, displace 150,000 in east Pakistan
- Isko files raps over demolition of sports complex
