Bacolod City officials aid fire victims

(Photo courtesy of Thur Yap via Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade)

By Dolly Yasa

 

Bacolod City – The offices of Rep. Greg Gasataya, Mayor Evelio Leonardia and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran sent help to victims of a fire that hit a residential area at Purok Neptune, Barangay Singcang here Monday afternoon.

Gasataya said more or less 50 families were affected by the fire.

“As immediate aid, we deployed a distribution of 300 pack meals for those affected. We will continue to send aid,” Gasataya said in a social media post

The City Mayor’s Office, through the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD), distributed food packs, hygiene kits, and other supplies to the victims of the fire incident at Purok Neptune Barangay Singcang-Airport Monday evening.

“The DSSD has immediately attended to the needs of the affected families while they are seeking temporary shelter at the evacuation center,” Leonardia said.

Earlier, the mayor instructed the DRRMO and DSSD to provide swift response and services to families displaced by the fire. (With a report from City PIO)