BURNED HOUSES. The city of Koronadal logs its first fire incident this year when a blaze of still unknown origin gutted five neighboring houses in Barangay Santa Cruz on Wednesday night (March 9, 2022). The Bureau of Fire Protection is still investigating the cause of the fire that destroyed at least PHP800,000 worth of properties. (Photo courtesy of Junril Encio) KORONADAL CITY - An estimated PHP800,000 worth of properties were lost when a fire hit five adjacent houses in Barangay Santa Cruz, in this city on Wednesday evening, a fire official said. In a report Thursday, Senior Fire Officer I Alexander Alinsugay, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) - Koronadal investigator, said the blaze that allegedly started at the house of the Tarucan family quickly spread to the neighboring residences. "Nobody was home (Tarucan) when the fire broke out but we are still determining the ignition source," Alinsugay said. He said the fire had gutted the houses when the BFP personnel were not