20140406 Philippines 300 Cavite families lose homes in weekend fire – NDRRMC
Philippines Apr 06 2014 “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : more than 70 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
300 Cavite families lose homes in weekend fire – NDRRMC
Updated: 2014-04-08-12:27
At least 300 families lost their homes in a fire that razed a residential area in Cavite over the weekend, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Monday.
According to the NDRRMC update, the fire started at 2:50 p.m. Sunday in Barangay Aplaya in Kawit, and reached the fifth alarm before it was put out at 6:47 p.m.
The fire burned down some 100 shanties.
Around 263 families have been evacuated to schools, basketball and tennis courts, and day care centers.
The Kawit local government is studying possible relocation areas for the now displaced families. — Joel Locsin/DVM, GMA News
Websource: GMA News Online