According to Deputy Fire Marshal Jose Waling of the Bureau of Fire Protection- Manila, early Friday morning, there was a fire in a shanty community near the City Park and 70 families were affected.
The fire started in a shanty house of a family with three kids. There was no electricity in the area due to a power shortage. The father of the family left a lit candle unattended before going to his night work, leaving his three kids and their mother alone in the room. A neighbor who was up late watching TV smelled the smoke and started to scream which alerted nearby houses, so they called the nearby fire station immediately.
It took about 4 hours and 20 minutes before the firefighters totally clear the fire. Victims were brought to La Loma Hospital. And because the houses in the community are made only of light materials, the damage of property was estimated at Php 5,000,000 so the 70 affected families don't know where to live and start their simple lives again.
The fire started in a shanty house of a family with three kids. There was no electricity in the area due to a power shortage. The father of the family left a lit candle unattended before going to his night work, leaving his three kids and their mother alone in the room. A neighbor who was up late watching TV smelled the smoke and started to scream which alerted nearby houses, so they called the nearby fire station immediately.
It took about 4 hours and 20 minutes before the firefighters totally clear the fire. Victims were brought to La Loma Hospital. And because the houses in the community are made only of light materials, the damage of property was estimated at Php 5,000,000 so the 70 affected families don't know where to live and start their simple lives again.
