US EditionFire engulfs residential area in Tondo, Manila
HAPPYLAND, TONDO, MANILA, PHILIPPINES, AUG 6 – The Bureau of Fire Protection raised alarms rapidly and deployed up to 32 fire trucks to control the blaze affecting 725 families in Tondo, Manila.
- Early Wednesday, a fire in Happyland on Mel Lopez Boulevard in Tondo, Manila, reached Task Force Alpha by 10:17 a.m., officials say.
- The Bureau of Fire Protection said the cause remains under investigation, recalling last year’s fire that destroyed nine tenement buildings at the Aroma compound.
- Alarm logs show the BFP raised the first alarm at 9:47 a.m., elevated to second at 9:48 a.m., third at 9:55 a.m., and fourth and fifth alarms by 10:10 a.m.
- Following the blaze, around 1,500 families or 4,500 residents were left homeless, according to the BFP, with no casualties reported.
- Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has coordinated with schools and covered courts as temporary evacuation centers after the fire, which he responded to by opening a zipper lane for fire trucks.
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Fire engulfs residential area in Tondo, Manila
MANILA, Philippines — A fire that broke out in Tondo, Manila, is already under control after reaching “Task Force Bravo-Charlie” on Wednesday, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. In its latest update, the BFP said the fire was put under control at 12:34 p.m. The fire bureau noted that the blaze started around 9:44
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