Three members of family died while another was injured in a fire that gutted the victims’ property in Tarlac City on Tuesday.
Lloyd Paglingayen, his wife April Marie, 39, and their daughter Naarah Olivia, 7, died at the scene of the incident that occurred at past 3 a.m. in Barangay San Sebastian.
Another member of the family, James Olive, 14, was rushed to the Tarlac Provincial Hospital for treatment of burns and other injuries.
Probers said James managed to escape from the blaze while his relatives were trapped in the house.
Arson probers have yet to determine the cause of the fire.