2,500 houses damaged, 8 hurts due to 9 hours of fire hits in Jolo yesterday

Governor Mujiv Hataman together with ARMM officials and District Engineer Munir Hasjirul arrive Jolo airport today. The group immediately proceeded to the affected families in some designated evacuation center.

Zamboanga City - More than 2,500 houses mostly made of light materials were razed to the ground after the  fire hits in two barangay's of Jolo, Sulu  yesterday afternoon.

Jolo Mayor Kerkhar Tan said the fire broke out at 3 p.m. near Busbus area and immediately spread towards barangay Waled that leaved thousands of residents and  lost their  homes said the mayor.

It took Nine hours after firemen declared fire out which started past 2 p.m. on Tuesday, the mayor said.

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) still continue to investigate the cause of the fire and to assess the properties that were damaged.

Meanwhile, the Regional Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Mujiv Hataman (ARMM) and other officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways headed by Secretary Mustapha "Don" Loong and District Engineer Munir I. Hadjirul, and ARMM Heart personnel immediately proceeded to the affected families today in order to deliver the relief goods and to assess the fire incident. (By Becky D. de Asis - The Redline News)