20220220 Four dead, 5 hurt in fire that hit residential area in Sta. Cruz, Manila
Philippines Feb 20 2022 “Apartment houses” “Building”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 1 to 9
Four dead, 5 hurt in fire that hit residential area in Sta. Cruz, Manila
Updated: 2022-02-20
Firemen from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) cover an unidentified charred body found at a house which burned down on Sunday morning, February 20, 2022, in Sta. Cruz, Manila. The BFP is investigating the cause of the fire which reached the second alarm before it was finally put out. DANNY PATA
At least four residents died and five people were injured after fire broke out at a residential area in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Sunday morning.
Two of the victims were identified by midday — one is a 15-year-old, and the other one is a 21-year-old woman reportedly pregnant, according to a report by Divine Reyes on Super Radyo dzBB.
The fire was first reported at 9:45 a.m. at a house on M. Natividad Street corner Mayhaligue Street in Barangay 316.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) raised the second alarm at 9:48 a.m. as the fire quickly spread to neighbors’ houses which were made of light materials.
The fire was put out at 10:26 a.m.
The BFP is still investigating the cause of the fire. —KG, GMA News
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