20141120 Philippines Fire hits Mandaluyong residential area
Philippines Nov 20 2014 “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire hits Mandaluyong residential area
Updated: 2014-11-20-15:09
A fire of undetermined origin hit a residential area in Mandaluyong City Thursday afternoon.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said the fire occurred at Halcon Street in Barangay Barangka.
It said that as of 2:35 p.m., the fire reached the second alarm.
Investigators are looking into the possibility an electrical short circuit caused the fire, dzBB’s Rowena Salvacion reported.
Firefighters had a hard time getting to the area because the houses – mainly those of informal settlers – were tightly bunched together.
No one was initially reported injured.
A photo by YouScooper @juddahthegreat showed thick black smoke coming from the area.
However, the fire was placed under control as of 3 p.m.
Websource:GMA News Online
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