Fire hits residential area in Manila

MANILA, Philippines --- A fire raged through a residential area at the corner of Valencia and Anonas Streets in Barangay 636 in Santa Mesa, Manila on Sunday night. So far, there were no reports of injuries, but the BFP reported that some 200 houses had been engulfed by the flames, affecting 400 families in Barangay 636. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the first alarm was raised at 10:16 p.m, which was later raised to the second alarm less than five minutes later at 10:20 p.m. BFP then raised it to a third alarm at 10:37 p.m. The fire was declared under control at 11:50 p.m. and put out at 12:42 a.m. Seventeen total fire trucks responded to the fire and t...

Keep on reading: Fire hits residential area in Manila

from INQUIRER.net https://ift.tt/CejK1sO