Two persons, including a minor, died while five others were injured in a residential fire at Barangay 81, Caloocan City on Wednesday afternoon.

A 52-year-old disabled male and a 16-year-old female died in a fire that burned down 70 houses. The fire was put on first alarm at 4:50 pm and declared second alarm at 4:53 pm.

Fire under control was declared at 6:17 pm and fire out was declared at 9:57 pm.

The five injured suffered from lacerations, electrocution, and multiple abrasions.

In a phone interview with the Daily Manila Shimbun, Senior Fire Officer 3 Randel Angeles said that the estimated cost of damage was at 300,000 pesos.

90 families were affected by the fire incident.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Yzabela Velez-White/DMS