DAVAO CITY-There were about 19 fire incidents recorded in the
first week of April. This according to data provided by the Bureau of Fire
Protection Region XI.
Senior Fire Inspector Nestor Jimenez, BFP-XI operations division
chief said that 18 of the fires occured in Davao City while one fire incident
was recorded in Davao del Norte.
Jimenez added that of the 19 fires reported from April 1 to 6, 14
were grass fires, three were car fires and two were residential fires.
One of the notable fire incident was April 1 fire which razed 42
residences and business structures in Barangay 23-C. According to BFP-XI
the fire was caused by an unattended electric fan.
One fatality was recorded in the April fires, a 55-year old woman
killed in fire which destroyed a home in Matina Gravahan last Easter Sunday
(April 5).
Jimenez said that the onset of the dry summer season makes
structures and vegetation susceptible to fires.
He urged the public to refrain from throwing their cigarettes
butts along empty grasslots as it would lead to grassfires.
Aside from cigarette butts, pieces or shards of glass which
reflect sunlight can cause fires to erupt among grasslands which are now dry
because of the prevailing hot weather.
April is fire prevention month where the BFP is in the midst of
fire safety awareness campaign. (PIA/RG Alama)
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