Fire hits Koronadal home before fire prevention month

KORONADAL CITY - A day before the city observe Fire Prevention Month, a fire of still unknown origin gutted down a residential house in Purok Kaugnayan, Barangay Gen. Paulino Santos, this city.The house was owned by Teddy Diaz who was out with his wife to sell corn when the conflagration struck at about 10:30 a.m. Village CouncilorMinda Justalero, the victims' relatives, said the couple had just left home when the fire started. The fire spread quickly because the house is made of concrete andlight materials, Justalero told DXOM-AM Radyo Bida. sand//scontent-sin1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/12799258_916218245151652_6784601072436509275_n.jpg?oh=a59b9e8f42f7b5c8b597086d94868ba5andampoe=576C89FB She said the dry spell contributed to the quick spread of fire which also engulfed a parked motorbike.Ailyn Diaz estimated the cost of damages to more than P200,000.Arson investigators believed an unattended electric appliance had overheat and triggered the fire. sand//fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xlt1/v/t1.0-9/12802851_916218285151648_8694754984135018378_n.jpg?oh=3ae2b07fdd768d0477a2af57dc3c8183andampoe=575AE7A1andamp__gda__=1465982896_9f6c9e359a17de50159b55d1b33c0400