TARLAC CITY — The comprehensive report of City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office Deputy Director Hensel Quilling reflected 14 vehicular accidents and two minor fire incidents that transpired during the Holy Week as the Lakbay Alalay SumVac 2017 frontline agencies remained on red status.
Only one of the reported vehicular accidents was considered fatal on Black Saturday at 5pm. A Toyota Innova had a self-accident in which three passengers were declared dead-on-arrival, three were brought straight to the operating room and one at the intensive care unit.
The City Government is currently undertaking a fire prevention information campaign as the two fire incidents during the Holy Week were caused by the faulty electrical wiring, the leading culprit of fire cases.
CDRRMO has reported an overall safe and peaceful Holy Week here in the city.
CDRRMO remained active and on-the-watch at their Incident Command Post positioned along McArthur Highway at Barangay San Sebastian.
The CDRRMO personnel stationed for 24 hours were in close coordination with the Tarlac City Police Station, Bureau of Fire Protection, City Engineers Office, City Health Office, City Transport and Traffic Management Group and POSO-Traffic Management Unit, City Information Office, and City Environment and Natural Resources Office and were ready to address possible uneventful incidents during the observance of Holy Week celebration./Tarlac CIO