A huge fire sent over 600 individuals homeless in Sitio Isla Alegre, Barangay Basak San Nicolas, Cebu City.

The fire occurred at past midnight on October 27, 2024, according to a report of DYSS Super Radyo GMA on October 28, 2024. 

Damages reached P3 million, according to Cebu City Fire Station investigators.

According to the Department of Social Welfare and Development Office in Cebu City, 116 households (177 families or 685 individuals)  were affected.

The first was reported to have started at 12:18 a.m. and was raised to first alarm at 12:26 a.m.

By 1:41 a.m., the fire was raised to third alarm.

The fire was controlled at 2:06 a.m. and a fire-out was declared at 3:25 a.m.

No one was reported hurt in the fire.

Packed meals were already distributed to the fire victims who sought temporary shelter at Basak Community School.