- Two homes lost in Bago Aplaya fire
By Rhoda Grace B Saron
A SURGING fire raged through a residential area and destroyed two houses along Arctic Ocean Street in Barangay Bago Aplaya on Tuesday morning.
According to Fire Senior Inspector Frances Mae Sendrijas, the spokesperson for the Davao City Fire District Station, the incident was reported at 10:07 a.m. on Dec. 9, 2025, and caused about P4.5 million in property damage.
Firefighters immediately responded and brought the blaze under control by 10:38 a.m., declaring a fire-out just 20 minutes later at 10:58 a.m.
Sendrijas said the fire tragically claimed two residential structures: one one-story house and one two-storey house were totally damaged.
Despite the significant property loss, authorities confirmed there were no casualties, injuries, or fatalities reported from the incident.
However, the fire directly affected two families, comprising a total of five individuals, who are now displaced and in need of assistance.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the Bureau of Fire Protection to determine the origin and circumstances that led to the destructive blaze.
