20130601 Philippines Fire hits Tondo hospital
Philippines Jun 01 2013 “Building” “Hospitals”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire hits Tondo hospital
Updated: 2013-06-02-12:00
MANILA, Philippines – A 20-minute fire razed the rooftop of the Tondo General Hospital in Manila Friday night.
At least 48 patients were transferred to the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center in Sta. Cruz, Manila and the Mary Chiles Hospital, also in Tondo, when the fire broke out at the hospital’s kitchen and laundry room just before 8 p.m.
No one was injured in the fire and the patients were brought back to the hospital yesterday morning.
Meanwhile, a fire of still undetermined origin burned down eight houses in Quiapo before dawn yesterday.
Senior Fire Inspector Raul Angeles said the blaze started just before 3 a.m. at a house at the corner of Arlegui and Vergara streets. No one was injured or killed in the fire.
Websource:Philstar
http://www.philstar.com/metro/2013/06/02/949090/fire-hits-tondo-hospital
Date:2013-06-02
Country:Philippines