CAMP ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan, Philippines — Four members of a family died while another was injured when a fire struck their house in Malolos, Bulacan early yesterday morning.
The fatalities – Philip, 49; Maricel, 49; Felice, 18, and Julienne, 10, all surnamed Caluag – died at the scene of the incident that occurred in Sitio Langgam in Barangay Bulihan, according to Manuel Lukban Jr., Bulacan disaster officer.
Another member of the family – Seth, 15 – was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries.
Initial investigation showed the victims could have been asleep when the fire broke out at around 3:40 a.m.
Responding firefighters declared the fire out at around 4:18 a.m.
Probers have yet to determine the cause of the fire.