1 dead in fire in Caloocan City

One person was confirmed dead after a fire broke out in a residential area in Caloocan City early Sunday morning.

Authorities said that personnel of the Scene of the Crime Operations (SOCO) are still processing the body, based on a report of GMA Integrated News' Jhomer Apresto.

The fire, which hit a residential area along 4th Avenue in Barangay 118, Caloocan City, started at 2:56 a.m. and reached the second alarm, according to a Super Radyo dzBB report of Christian Maño.

FIRE UPDATE: Sunog sa 4th Avenue sa Brgy. 118, Caloocan City, naapula na matapos umabot sa ikalawang alarma. | via @xtian_mano pic.twitter.com/mCcmysRubD

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) December 28, 2024

It was declared fire out later in the morning.

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Caloocan said that around 50 families were affected by the fire and the damage was approximately worth P200,000. —Giselle Ombay/KG, GMA Integrated News