ILOILO City – Two volunteer firefighters of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) were injured when fire razed a house in Barangay Sto. Niño, Arevalo district on Tuesday night.
Miko Costa, 21, and Francis Galvan, 22, were both residents of the said barangay.
Costa accidentally fell into the drainage while Galvan fell from the roof while trying to stop the fire.
Both sustained slight injuries and were released from the hospital after treatment.
Meanwhile, the house of Ariel Villegas, a Philippine Coast Guard member, was partially damaged.
BFP personnel were still conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the fire and the total cost of damage./PN