2 dead in Borongan fire amid onslaught of Uwan

TACLOBAN CITY—A 73-year-old woman and her 21-year-old female grandchild died in a residential fire in Barangay Alang-Alang, Borongan City, as Typhoon “Uwan” (international name: Fung-Wong) lashed the provincial capital of Eastern Samar. READ: Uwan downs power and communications, displaces over 63,000 in E. Visayas The Borongan City Fire Station, led by Fire Chief Inspector Victor Ygbuhay, responded to the blaze at around 1:29 a.m. Monday, after a concerned resident reported it. During the operation, the two victims were found unconscious inside the burning two-story home. Firefighters immediately pulled them out of the structure and administered CPR before transporting them to […]... Keep on reading: 2 dead in Borongan fire amid onslaught of Uwan