Close to a thousand people were left homeless when a huge blaze hit the densely populated communities of Villagonzalo, Sampaguita, and Back Blessed in Barangay Tejero in Cebu City on Saturday, a social welfare officer said Sunday.
The 932 individuals make up 202 families, 125 of which were homeowners, 26 renters, and 31 others sharing homes with relatives.
Flora Bering of the City’s social welfare services said the figures were taken from the forms filled up by victims of the two-hour blaze but have yet to be validated.