20141026 Philippines 1 missing, 2 hurt as fire hits Makati residential area
Philippines Oct 25 2014 “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : more than 70 Injured : injured 1 to 9
1 missing, 2 hurt as fire hits Makati residential area
Updated: 2014-10-27-03:29
At least two people were reported injured while a senior citizen was reported missing, after a fire of undetermined origin razed 500 houses in a residential area in Makati City before dawn Sunday.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said on its Twitter account the fire was at Barangay Cembo in Makati city.
It said the fire reached the general alarm as of 12:30 a.m.
As of 1:42 a.m., the fire was placed under control, radio dzBB’s Roland Bola reported.
But as of 2:11 a.m., traffic was heavy in the area around the residential site, as shown by a photo posted by dzBB’s Bola on Twitter.
An initial investigation showed the fire started at midnight Saturday.
A separate dzBB report said at least two were injured while three were missing.
The affected residents were brought to the San Jose Elementary School and Cembo Elementary School.
Websource:GMA News Online
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