Davao City Fire District Investigation and Intelligence chief Senior Fire Officer Ramil Gillado reported that the fire in a populated area at Purok San Vicente, Barangay Leon Garcia began at 1:04 a.m. from the house owned by Ron-Ron Asarabia.
An estimated 300-400 families were affected and rendered homeless because of the blaze that reached third alarm.
Firefighters declared a fire out after four hours and confirmed no one was hurt in the incident.
An overheat appliance was believed to have caused the fire, according to fire investigator Fire Officer 2 Raphael Joshua Neri.
The fire spread quickly since most of the houses in the area were made of light materials, he said.
The local government unit through the City Social Welfare and Development Office immediately provided the basic needs of the victims who are temporarily housed in the barangay's covered court.
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