00:00The three-year-old boy who was burned in Lechunan in Mandaluyong was killed.
00:06He tried to be saved by his father, but he was killed by a fire.
00:12Bernadette Reyes was the one who was shot.
00:19In this drone video, you can see the blazing fire on J. Prizal Street,
00:23Barangay Namayan, Mandaluyong that started last Saturday morning.
00:27Lechunan, barracks of workers, junk shop and warehouse were the ones who were shot.
00:34In this video, you can see how fast the smoke covered the structures.
00:40After less than two hours, the 13-year-old boy was shot.
00:46His father tried to identify him,
00:49if he was one of the firefighters from the barracks that were shot.
00:54He was a three-year-old boy. He was one of the workers in Lechunan.
00:59We saw that the barracks is made of wood, light materials.
01:03That's how fast the fire started on their part.
01:07According to witnesses, the father tried to save the boy.
01:11The fire was so strong that the boy's father climbed to the edge of the house.
01:19The boy was not able to be saved because his father heard him crying.
01:25The residents of the nearby residential area were quick to evacuate.
01:30No matter what, he did not run away.
01:32Because of the fire, it was so big earlier.
01:35So we just went around.
01:37The important things like clothes, LPGs, those were the things we evacuated.
01:44It was past 8 o'clock this morning when the fire was declared under control here in Mandaluyong.
01:50The BFP has not yet determined what caused the fire,
01:53but they have a reminder this Fire Prevention Month.
01:56It is still under investigation based on the statements of the people.
02:00So that's where Lechunan started.
02:02But our investigators will verify it.
02:05Let's make sure that our electrical connections are okay.
02:09It's standard.
02:10Let's avoid overload.
02:12Connection. Octopus connection.
02:14Jumper. Let's avoid that as well.
02:16And of course, the kitchen first.
02:18If we are cooking or cooking rice, let's not leave unattended.
02:22For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, Nakatuto, 24 Hours.
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