Two dead in fire in residential area in Mandaluyong

Two people died after they were trapped in a fire that broke out in a residential area in Mandaluyong City on Friday night.

One of the fatalities was an 80-year-old grandmother and the other was her son, according to a report by Carlo Mateo on Dobol B TV on Saturday, citing Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) officials.

UPDATE: Dalawang tao, patay sa nangyaring sunog sa isang residential area sa Brgy. Vergara, Mandaluyong City. | via @SurfaceCarlo pic.twitter.com/eYRvzaHqLA

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The fire started at 11:13 p.m. in a residential area on Backside Street in Barangay Vergara.

It reached the second alarm before it was finally put out by firemen at 2:06 a.m. Saturday.

BFP personnel will retrieve today the bodies which were buried under debris from the burned houses.

The BFP said 119 families or 451 individuals were affected by the fire.

Affected residents were evacuated to the Isaac Lopez Integrated School and the barangay covered court.

BFP investigators are still determining the cause of the fire which is believed to have been a toppled lamp or gasera.

The BFP urged the public to exercise caution and prevent fires especially as the country experiences warmer temperatures due to the El Niño. —KG, GMA Integrated News