At least 200 families were affected by a fire that broke out Monday afternoon at a residential neighborhood in Barangay E. Rodriguez, Quezon City.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, the blaze at the corner of Cambridge and Ermin Garcia Streets reached first alarm at 12:01 p.m. By 12:07 p.m., the fire reached the fourth alarm at 12:18 p.m.
FIRE UPDATE: Sunog sa isang residential area sa bahagi ng Brgy. E. Rodriguez, Quezon City, itinaas na sa 4th alarm. | via @dzbbsamnielsen pic.twitter.com/GTrcncbJGZ
— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) May 5, 2025
In Sam Nielsen’s Super Radyo DzBB report, firefighters found it difficult to extinguish the blaze along the creekside due to strong winds that fed the fire that engulfed houses that were mostly made of light materials.
Residents also hear explosions of some LPG tanks amid the fire.
The fire was declared under control before 2 p.m.
A man was taken to the hospital due to a suspected fracture in his left foot after he jumped from the roof to escape.
Barangay officials said the affected residents will be temporarily evacuated to the Nativity of Our Lord Parish church. —Mariel Celine Serquiña/RF, GMA Integrated News
