Fire displaces 1,000 families
A FIRE that broke out Thursday affected an estimated 1,000 families in Carpenter, Barangay Leon Garcia Sr., Agdao District, Davao City.
Photograph courtesy of ovp
DAVAO CITY — An estimated 1,000 families were affected by a fire that struck Carpenter in Barangay Leon Garcia Sr., Agdao District, on Thursday night, 15 October.
The fire broke out at 5:35 p.m., prompting the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to raise the alarm to Task Force Alpha, requiring the deployment of 24 fire trucks to contain the blaze. Authorities declared the fire out at 1:20 a.m. on Friday.
Displaced residents were accommodated at several evacuation centers, including the Barangay Leon Garcia Sr. Gym, designated as the primary evacuation center; Leon Garcia National High School; Emmanuel Garcia Elementary School; the Barangay Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. Gym; and the Skate Park.
The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) was scheduled to validate the initial figures on Friday to determine the actual number of affected families and individuals.
OVP, CSWDO provide food packs
The Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) Kalusugan Food Truck and the CSWDO distributed food packs to fire victims and responders.
The OVP also thanked the BFP, volunteers and other responders for their swift assistance to affected residents.
The CSWDO deployed its Emergency Mobile Kitchen to provide food at evacuation centers and continued coordinating with government agencies to secure additional assistance for fire victims.
The Sangguniang Kabataan Council of Leon Garcia is launching a donation drive to help residents affected by the fire.
Donations of food packs, rice, canned goods, drinking water, clothes, blankets, sleeping mats and hygiene essentials will be accepted.