A house was razed by fire on Chavez Street in Barangay 28-C, Davao City morning on Monday, October 28, 2024.

An electric fan that the house owner failed to unplug reportedly triggered the fire, investigation of the Davao Central Fire Station showed.

The fire broke out at past 8 a.m. when the house owner was at church. It was put out about two hours later.

Damage to property was pegged at P1.8 million.

No one was hurt in the incident.

Authorities advised homeowners to unplug appliances if no one will be left home.

“Pag mohawa mo sa inyong balay, dapat siguraduhon ninyo nga nakatanggal ang inyong saksakanan gyud kay pag-check man gud namo, ang iyang appliances, nakasaksak pa tapos ang electric fan niya nalusaw gyud sa kainit,” said SFO1 Rich Gamot, arson investigator at the Davao Central Fire Station.