BUTUAN CITY — At least 52 houses were destroyed in a predawn fire Tuesday in the capital town of Dapa in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte and left around 74 families homeless in Barangay 13.

The Bureau of Fire Protection in the area continues to look into the incident as it determines the exact number of houses destroyed, the number of families affected, the cause of the fire incident and the total cost in terms of damages.

In a report, BFP-Dapa said it received a fire call at around 12:35 a.m. and immediately sent its duty personnel to the incident site.

"Neighboring fire stations from the towns of Gen. Luna, Del Carmen, San Benito, San Isidro, Burgos and Sta. Monica also responded and provided support," it added.

The fire was put out around 3:30 a.m. with no casualties reported.