Fire razes 3 houses
in Bacolod

A fire believed caused by an electrical short circuit gutted three houses in Brgy. 2, Bacolod City, at about 7:05 a.m. yesterday.

Arson investigator, Senior Fire Officer 2 Harry Fernandez of the Bureau of Fire Protection-Bacolod, said they received a call at about 7:15 a.m. from a concerned citizen that several houses at Jalandon Street in Purok Lampirong were on fire.

Fernandez said firemen from the Bacolod City BFP were dispatched to the area and were assisted by volunteers from the Amity and Chinese Chamber Fire Brigades. The fire was put out at about 7:23 a.m. with no injuries reported, he said.

Investigation showed that the fire originated at the second floor of the house owned by Marilou Dy and rapidly spread to the neighboring houses of Estela Dy and Marilyn Dy.

BFP estimated the damage from the fire at P85,000 but residents affected placed it at P350,000.

Maribel Toleco Barbosa, one of the affected residents said, they failed to save anything because she had gone to attend mass and found the house of her cousin Estela Dy, where she temporarily stays, already burned when she returned.

Fernandez said that although their investigation as to the cause of the fire is ongoing, their theory is that it was triggered by the overheating of an electric fan left plugged to the socket.*APN

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11 persons nabbed
for playing poker

Eleven persons were arrested by Station 6 policemen for allegedly playing poker in Brgy. 30, Bacolod City, at about 11 p.m. Saturday.

Station 6 commander, Chief Insp. Noel Polines identified those arrested as Semera Sahid, 39, Julius Canag, 31, Aquilino Elpos, 41, Rolando Mag-aso, 36, Jarod Kim Tombis, 20, Vicente Sotto, 26 and Arnold Mendoza, 36, all of Brgy. 30.

Also arrested were their neighbors, John Mark Gayoso, 18, Luzviminda Mag-aso, 31, Paquita Ortega, 65, and the owner of the house, Tagere Villaflor, 62, Polines also said.

He said the team, led by Police Officer 1 Errol Corral, was conducting a patrol operation in the area when they saw the group playing poker inside the house of Villaflor.

A deck of playing cards and a lunch box that contained P435 in cash were recovered from those arrested, police records showed.

Those arrested are now detained at the lockup cell of Police Station 6 and illegal gambling charges are being readied against them.*APN

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Man arrested for illegal gun

A man was apprehended by the Murcia town police when he was found with an improvised shotgun, or sulpak, at about 12:30 a.m. yesterday in Brgy. Amayco, Murcia, Negros Occidental.

Murcia town police acting chief, Insp. Celjun Nemenio, identified the one arrested as Jesus de la Torre Jr., 33, married, of Purok Mahogany in Bgry. Amayco.

Nemenio said they were conducting patrol operations in Brgy. Amayco when they caught de la Torre. An improvised shotgun and two ammunition were seized from de la Torre during his arrest, he said.

De la Torre is now detained at the Murcia town police station and charges for illegal possession of firearms will be filed against him.*APN

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