Fire!
By allen0187
@allen0187 (58582)
Philippines
March 28, 2023 2:53am CST
Got quite the scare yesterday.
A fire broke out near my parent's house. I had stayed here for a long time before moving out to my own place. Spent the weekend there and then went home to my own place in the morning.
At around noon, I got a call from my younger brother that a fire broke out. There are informal settlers near my parent's place and that is where the fire started. Our home was spared but it received considerable water damage. My old room and my parent's room were the most damaged.
Investigators said that an overcharged mobile phone was the cause of the fire. This isn't the first time that a fire broke out in the area. Previous years it was a gas tank that was left open and then there was also an incident of a person living in the area brinign home an old World War 2 bomb that exploded when they were tinkering with it.
All things considered, I'm thankful because no one got hurt in our family and our home was spared from the fire. It will take awhile before we get to stay at home though. There is still no electricity and we have to check the circuits if there are no damages before the electricity is turned on again. As for now, I booked an AirBnB room nearby, for them to stay there.
So fellow myLotters, please, please, please be careful nowadays and take extra precaution in preventing fires.
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21 responses
@RebeccasFarm (90464)
• Arvada, Colorado
28 Mar 23
I am so very sorry to read this Allen and I am so glad that your parents survived
My God this is devastating.
Yes the wiring surely must have had something to do with this, as a phone charger usually is safe. But yeah any tech things today can catch fire.
My God this is devastating.
Yes the wiring surely must have had something to do with this, as a phone charger usually is safe. But yeah any tech things today can catch fire.3 people like this
@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
28 Mar 23
Devastating indeed.
Like what I mentioned, all things considered, we are stll blessed.
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@RebeccasFarm (90464)
• Arvada, Colorado
28 Mar 23
@allen0187 It surely is devastating and how will your parents be able to do this? Will they be able to stay with you or brother? Or somewhere?
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
29 Mar 23
@RebeccasFarm I booked them an AirBnB near our place while my brother is staying with me. My schedule for the whoel week woudl be goign to my parent's place in the mornign and help with sorting things out and then working in the afternoon.
Today, I went to the laundry shop to get most of the beddings that got wet last Monday.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
28 Mar 23
Yeah.
An electrician will check the wiring tomorrow. Hopefully, it will be a quick fix.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
29 Mar 23
@just4him might take until Friday to get all thigns sorted out.
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@snowy22315 (182175)
• United States
28 Mar 23
Yes, I would be thankful no one was hurt too.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
28 Mar 23
Yup, that would be the silver lining.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
28 Mar 23
I'm sorry that happened but am extremely grateful none of your family got hurt in the fire!
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@celticeagle (168256)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Mar 23
What a horrible thing to have happen. So happy to hear they are safe and have a place to stay.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
29 Mar 23
Yup.
We certainly felt a sigh of relief that the damage was minimal and we still have our home.
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@celticeagle (168256)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Mar 23
@allen0187 ......A thankful time for sure.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
29 Mar 23
That would certainly make the situation far worse.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
29 Mar 23
That would have made the matter worse.
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@allknowing (137775)
• India
29 Mar 23
Did not know an overcharged mobile can do that. I must take note of that
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
29 Mar 23
I've heard and read of reports of fires caused by exploding mobile phones and power banks.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
28 Mar 23
Same here. Hopefully, they get to return before the week ends.
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@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
28 Mar 23
@allen0187 I hope so. it's not easy to stay outside your home for a while.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
12 Apr 23
Thanks for the kind words.
We've cleaned up the place but still waiting for the electricity to be back again.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
12 Apr 23
@allen0187 Hope the electricity comes soon. It helps make a house a home these days.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
13 Apr 23
@DianneN that is so true.
I do hope it is back within this week.
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@JESSY3236 (20041)
• United States
28 Mar 23
That is scary. That is a good reminder to not to overcharge your phone.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
28 Mar 23
Inconvenient indeed but over-all still thankful there were no fatalities.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
1 Apr 23
@RubyHawk people who want the land for themselves.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
29 Mar 23
That is what my mom told me.
Although, I was able to talk to some people who live in the area. The common belief is that the fire was set on purpose. So although, an overcharged mobile phone may not cause fire that big, combustible materials were also left in the area so the fire will spread faster.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
30 Mar 23
@allen0187 wow, that’s bad. Who would have purposely set the fire? Surely not a neighbor.
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
16 Apr 23
@allen0187 That is good to know. I can imagine the smell of burnt houses will stay there for long. My Grandfather's house burned too and all those salvage things from there had that distinct smell that does not easily go away.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
15 Apr 23
Everything is cleaned up and they have electricity since yesterday.
There's still some repairs that needs to be done.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
16 Apr 23
@rsa101 true.
Already brought soem clothes to the laundry shop. After washing these, there is still that distinct burnt smell. Not sure if it is my mind playing tricks but I do smell it.
@shaggin (72234)
• United States
15 Apr 23
@allen0187 oh wow I see that must have been so scary for your parents. Their home could have easily been burned right down. Thank goodness the firemen got there quickly
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
16 Apr 23
@shaggin yup.
We will be increasing the height of the fire wall and workign closely with the local government unit to ensure that flammable materials are not stored in the adjacent area.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
15 Apr 23
They live in townhouses.
The fire was in an area of informal settlers located at the back of my parent's place. The houses at the back caught fire and although there was a wall separatign the two areas, the wall wasn't tall enough to contain the fire.
Best location where the fire fighters can be is in my parent's room (2nd floor) and in my previous room (3rd floor) becuase our rooms' windows are overlooking the fire. Hence the water and smoke damage was worst in those two rooms.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
1 Apr 23
Yup.
The priority is getting electricity back. The rest can wait.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
8 Apr 23
Yup.
Still no electricity. That might take another week or two before it gets back on again.
Typical, inefficient corrupt system at work.
@dgobucks226 (35733)
•
12 Apr 23
Glad everyone is alright. Cooking is the major cause of fires almost 50% which I found surprising. Followed by heating then electrical systems which I thought would be 1 and 2. My brother lost his home to an electrical fire, very scary!!!
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
12 Apr 23
Sorry to hear about what happened to your brother's home.
It is indeed very scary.
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@saytama (561)
• Friedrichshafen, Germany
12 Apr 23
It 's hard to imagine what you 've been through , at least fear , take care of yourself , I have a little paranoia in this regard , I always check everything when leaving home , especially electrical appliances , I try to take everything out of the sockets
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
12 Apr 23
Same with me. I make sure that all appliances are unplugged.
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