- Early morning blaze razes residential area in Matina Aplaya
FIRE BROKE out in Matina Aplaya during the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 25, destroying a massive 1,200-square-meter area before firefighters brought the flames under control.
Davao City Fire District spokesperson FSInsp Frances Mae Sendrijas said the emergency call was recorded at approximately 4:27 a.m. at San Nicolas, Baryo Baki, in Punta Dumalag, Barangay Matina Aplaya, Davao City.
Firefighters responding to the scene immediately raised the 1st alarm at 4: 44 a.m. as the flames spread rapidly to other structures.
At 4:50 a.m., the response was upgraded to 2nd alarm, which required additional water tankers and firefighting units.
Through coordinated suppression efforts, responding teams declared the fire under control at 5:55 a.m., before fully declaring a fire-out at 6:34 a.m.
No casualties, injuries, fatalities, or missing persons were reported during the incident.
Arson investigators are currently conducting an on-site assessment to determine the total number of houses destroyed, the exact number of affected families and displaced individuals, as well as the cause and total cost of damage.
However, in a report by GMA Davao, around 47 families or 144 individuals were affected during the fire.