Demi Lovato reportedly hospitalized for possible heroin overdose

LOS ANGELES -- Singer Demi Lovato was taken to a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday after a suspected heroin overdose, according to US media reports.

Paramedics found Lovato, 25, unconscious in her home and treated her with Naryan, which is typically used for drug overdoses, said TMA.com and US Weekly.

People magazine, citing an unnamed source, reported Tuesday afternoon that the singer was "OK and stable."

The Los Angeles Police Department only confirmed that officers responded around noon to a home in Hollywood for what was described as a medical emergency, but declined to provide further details.

In a single released last month, Sober, Lovato revealed that she had relapsed, singing: "Mommy, I'm so sorry I'm not sober anymore. And daddy please forgive me for the drinks spilled on the floor."

Lovato, a teen star in Disney Channel television films, had struggled to beat cocaine and OxyContin addictions and had been clean for six years. (Xinhua)

2,500 houses damaged, 8 hurts due to 9 hours of fire hits in Jolo yesterday

Governor Mujiv Hataman with other ARMM Officials arrived in Jolo Airport with DPWH District Munir Hadjirul. The Officials proceeded immediately to affected families in some evacuation center.

Zamboanga City - More than 2,500 houses mostly made of light materials were razed to the ground after the  fire hits in two barangay's of Jolo, Sulu  yesterday afternoon.

Jolo Mayor Kerkhar Tan said the fire broke out at 3 p.m. near Busbus area and immediately spread towards barangay Waled that leaved thousands of residents and  lost their  homes said the mayor.

It took Nine hours after firemen declared fire out which started past 2 p.m. on Tuesday, the mayor said.

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) still continue to investigate the cause of the fire and to assess the properties that were damaged.

Meanwhile, the Regional Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Mujiv Hataman (ARMM) and other officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways headed by Secretary Mustapha "Don" Loong and District Engineer Munir I. Hadjirul, The ARMM Heart personnel immediately proceeded to the affected families today in order to deliver the relief goods and to assess the fire incident. (By Becky D. de Asis - The Redline News)