Another forest fire rages in
Watas said the fire started around
Because of the spreading fire, the
m. of the same day.
Watas said they are yet to determine the cause of the fire. Last March, aforest fire that lasted an hour also struck in Barangay Ambassador in SitioSto.
Niao. Only last Tuesday,a fire that ended after nine days destroyedat least 150 hectares of trees in Kabayan,
No casualties were reported in all of the fire incidents. Forest fires are sometimes triggered by lightning and some start from combustion of dried fallen leaves during the dry season.
Fires could have been started by people who throw lighted cigarettes on dried grass or leaves and those who make campfires. Last March, a farmer died of suffocation from the smoke of a forest fire originating from a kaingin (slash and burn) activity in Mt.
Am-o, Tadian,
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