8 injured, 132 affected in Las Piñas blaze

RALPH NUÑEZ

Motor rider killed, 4 hurt in Las Piñas crash

RAYLEEN MORALES

Amotorcycle rider died while four others were injured after a road accident in Las Piñas City on May 10.

The victim, Andrew Cervantes, was pinned by the runaway Subaru SUV and died on the spot at around 9:30 a.m. in front of Divine Light Academy, Pamplona Tres, AlabangZapote Road.

City Police Chief Colonel Jaime Santos said the injured victims, namely Ramil Estilloso, Maire Ida, John Paolo Pineda, and Milagros Molato were rushed for treatment at Perpetual Help Medical Center.

Eight people were injured and 132 families were affected by a residential fire that broke out in Las Piñas on Monday, May 15.

According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire broke out at around 3:12 p.m. and is suspected to have originated in Talon Uno, near Golden Acres subdivision.

The fire continuously spread to other streets until the Task Force Alarm was sounded at 4:34 p.m.

The BFP reported that the fire was under control at around 6:26 p.m., and around 50 fire trucks were deployed to control it. The fire was officially declared out at around 9:30 p.m.

Vicente Matriano, the driver of the SUV, was taken into custody by the Las Piñas Vehicle Traffic Investigation Unit.

He was charged for reckless imprudence resulting to homicide, multiple physical injuries, and property damage.

Investigation showed that Cervantes, along with riders Estilloso, Ida, and Pineda, stopped to give way to a white Foton van reportedly coming out of the school building when Matriano lost control of his vehicle.

Molato was hit when he was crossing the pedestrian lane.

According to Las Piñas Fire Marshall Melchor Isidro, they found it difficult to put out the fire due to the tight roads going into the subdivision.

“There were no casualties, only minor injuries. As reported earlier, people felt dizzy, there were people who got wounded and scratched. There were eight of them,” Isidro said in Filipino.

Authorities have yet to find the origin of the fire, however residents say that the fire came from the second floor of a house.