It seems that after almost a month from the conflagration, the fire victims at Poblacion 2 still remain at their evacuation center with the full relocation site yet to be completely realized.
According to Mayor Jane Yap the fire victims have started to pack up and transfer to the relocation site.
“Sige man ug ulan ulan mao [nga] mahamper ang balhin sa mga gamit,” she said.
When asked if the fire victims are willing to leave the evacuation site, the mayor said yes.
“They have been willing to transfer. In fact nagsige na ug hakot ron ug gitabangan nato,” she added.
The mayor said that the fire victims will still build shelters at the identified relocation site . “On going ang ilang pagtukod,” she quipped.
“Sila ang gatukod [sa shelter] ug gitabangan gihapon nato,” the mayor stated.
This fire victims have chosen an area in barangay Dampas for their relocation site, according to Poblacion 2 barangay captain Dr. Allan Real.
Real, in a telephone interview said that the fire victims were given a choice between a site in Cabawan and a site in Dampas near the Divine Mercy shrine.
Real said that due to a miscommunication, the fire victims cleared initially the wrong lot. The fire victims eventually got directed to the right site.
RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION
Mayor Yap said the fire department has already an initial result of the investigation regarding the fire incident that happened on Dec. 23, 2022, at Gallares street.
“Naay report nga initial nga gihatag ang BFP [Bureau of Fire Protection] but they’re still waiting for the victims nga mohatag ug affidavit para maka file ug kaso,” the mayor mentioned in the interview.
The fire that erupted early morning of Dec. 23, 2022, affected 75 families living at the seaside area of Poblacion 2 where at least 3 people died as a result of the fire which happened two days before Christmas Day.