Elderly woman dies in Bacolod fire 

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — An elderly woman died while her husband was injured in a fire that destroyed four houses and damaged two at Purok Maanyag 2, Barangay Alijis here at about 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6. The fatality was identified by authorities as Rosa Magbanua, 79, while her husband, Jose Magbanua, 62, who sustained first-degree burns on his back was able to escape. Fire Insp. Jemarie Tapiru, Bacolod deputy fire marshal, said on Thursday that the fire started from the room of the house owned by a certain Flordeliza Lazalita. Tapiru said that a power bank reportedly exploded […]...

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