20160218 Philippines 40 families lose homes in Manila fire
Philippines Feb 17 2016 “Apartment houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
40 families lose homes in Manila fire
Updated: 2016-02-18-00:00
Firemen put out a fire that hit a residential area in Sta. Cruz, Manila yesterday.
At least 40 families were left homeless after a fire razed a 20-door apartment building in Manila yesterday morning.
No one was reported injured in the fire that started at 7:18 a.m. at the corner of Laguna and Oroquieta streets in Sta. Cruz, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection.
Reports said the building was owned by Evangeline Morales.
The blaze reached the fourth alarm before it was declared under control after two hours.
Damage to property was estimated at P1.5 million.
Arson probers have yet to establish the cause of the fire.
Web Source: Philstar
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