Bacolod fire destroys 26 houses, leaves 50 homeless

BACOLOD CITY — A predawn fire destroyed 26 houses and left 50 residents homeless in Purok Tahong, Barangay 2 in Bacolod City on Friday. The fire that struck past 2 a.m. quickly spread because the houses were made of light materials, according to Fire Officer 2 Rolin Paulan, chief investigator of the Bacolod City Fire