MANILA -- A fire broke out in a commercial and residential area in Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Antipolo, Rizal at 3:07 PM on Sunday afternoon. 

According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Antipolo, the fire reached the first alarm but was extinguished by 3:57 PM. 

Aselita Sipagan, the sister of the homeowner, stated that the fire started on the second floor of their house. She had gone out to buy something from a nearby store and returned to find the second floor engulfed in flames. The blaze also affected their manpower agency located on the ground floor. 

"Pagbalik ko di na ako makapasok kasi yung usok niya usok na talaga nanggagaling sa taas," she said. 

(When I came back, I couldn't enter the house because thick smoke was coming from upstairs.) 

Their belongings, including laptops and computers, were completely destroyed. 

No one was on the second floor. However, Aselita's sibling did not immediately manage to escape and sustained minor injuries from the fire and is currently recovering in the hospital. 

"Yung kapatid ko nasa labas ayaw nang lumabas parang nasusuffocate siya yung usok bumaba agad," she said. 

(My sibling was outside but didn't want to leave. It seemed they were suffocating as the smoke quickly spread downstairs.) 

The barbershop owned by Rolly Quiel, who had been in business for 26 years, was also consumed by the fire, along with his residence on the second floor. 

"Tumawag sakin yung mga anak ko nasusunog then pag-uwi ko naubos na lahat. Wala na...Sa kabila daw na kapitbahay yung aircon daw...nag-overheat," he said. 

(My children called to tell me there was a fire, and by the time I got home, everything was gone. It all started from the neighbor's air conditioner, which overheated.) 

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He expressed disbelief over the incident but acknowledged there was nothing more he could do. 

According to barangay officials, ten houses were affected, displacing 10 families or 41 individuals. 

"Pansamantala dito po natin sila ilagak sa ating evacuation center sa barangay..Mabigyan po sila ng damit...and then yung food at yung kanilang iba pang needs nila...katulong natin si city...para sa kanilang muling tutuluyan," said the barangay secretary, Merlinda Armas. 

(We will temporarily house them in our evacuation center. They will be provided with clothes, food, and other necessities with the help of the city government.) 

No fatalities were reported, but one person sustained injuries according to the BFP. 

The BFP is still conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the fire.