20130617 Philippines Tondo fire razes 50 houses, destroys P5M in property
Philippines Jun 16 2013 “Apartment houses” “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 30 to 69 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Tondo fire razes 50 houses, destroys P5M in property
Updated: 2013-06-18-03:34
A fire of undetermined origin razed 50 houses and destroyed some P5 million in property in Manila’s Tondo district Monday afternoon.
No one was initially reported hurt in the fire at Laguna Extension in Gagalangin in Tondo, radio dzBB’s Cecilia Villarosa reported.
The fire started at 1:32 p.m. and reached the fifth alarm before firefighters put it out at 3:26 p.m.
An initial investigation showed some of the razed houses were made of wood while others were made of concrete.
Investigators said the fire started at the second floor of a house occupied by one Marco Aguilar.
Arson investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire. — DVM, GMA News
Websource:GMA News Online
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/313278/news/metromanila/tondo-fire-razes-50-houses-destroys-p5m-in-property
Date:2013-06-18
Country:Philippines