A 70-year-old woman died on Wednesday night after a fire of still unknown origin gutted a private school in Dasmariñas City, Cavite.
The victim was the school owner, who resided at Brentwood Academy of Dasmariñas Inc. in Barangay Sta Cruz 1, according to the Calabarzon police report on Thursday.
The initial investigation reported that the fire broke out at around 8:32 p.m. and originated from one of the school’s classrooms.
Authorities declared the fire under control at around 9:13 p.m. About 30 minutes later, firefighters recovered the victim’s charred body inside the school’s administration office during clearing operations.
Investigators are still determining the cause of the blaze