20160623 Philippines 600 houses destroyed in Zamboanga fire
Philippines Jun 22 2016 “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : more than 70 Injured : injured 1 to 9
600 houses destroyed in Zamboanga fire
Updated: 2016-06-23-00:00
Five persons were injured and 600 shanties were destroyed in a fire that hit a slum area in this city on Tuesday night.
Fire Chief Inspector Clint Cha said the fire, which broke out at around 6:30 p.m. in Barangay Sta. Catalina, affected parts of Barangay Tetuan.
Cha said the firefighters had difficulty putting out the fire because of the narrow alleys.
Damage to property was placed at P4.5 million.
Web Source: Philstar
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