At least 18 homes were destroyed by a fire recorded on Friday afternoon in the Los Santos neighborhood in Santiago de los Caballeros.
The owners that were in the houses at the time of the sinister They managed to get out, without being affected by the flames and smoke.
The destroyed buildings were built in wood and zincso the fire spread rapidly.
In addition to the structuresthe flames destroyed the trousseaus of the now victims.
The families affected attribute to a short circuit he fire.
However, technicians from the Fire brigade investigate What were the possible causes of the sinister.