Bucket brigade saves house

                If not for bucket brigade, a residence along the National Highway in Barangay Buluangan would have been burned down.

             The fire started in the guest room of Gleceria Chua's house. Chua, 78, was watering her plants when she noticed there was smoke in the guest room which has not been occupied. Bureau of Fire Protection-San Carlos City Station received the alarm at 5:55 AM, April 20. 

             When the two fire trucks arrived at the scene, organized residents were already passing buckets of water to put off the fire and prevent it from spreading to neighboring houses made of light materials.

            Upon investigation, a short circuit of the electrical outlet started the fire. The sofa in the affected room, which was right beside the outlet, fed the blaze.

            SFO2 Erwin L. Caliwanagan, Deputy Fire Marshall and Station Overseer, stressed that outlets and switches at home should be opened, checked and cleaned at least once a year to prevent fires.

            Owing to the training of the barangay tanods and some concerned citizens from BFP-SCC, the Chua's house did not sustain major property damage.