At least 30 houses were destroyed in a fire that broke out at a North Caloocan community on Wednesday morning.
According to a 24 Oras report by Chino Gaston, students from Bagong Silang High School were promptly evacuated at past 8 a.m. after the fire began in a nearby area.
Firefighters immediately responded to the neighborhood of over 50 families but encountered difficulty in accessing the affected areas.
“Maraming balon here sa places namin so sabi ko magtulong-tulong na po para i-angat yung water para at least po maagapan yung dito kasi kakalat na po talaga siya,” said one of the affected residents.
(There are a lot of wells here so I asked everyone to help bring the water to at least slow down the spread of the fire.)
Bureau of Fire Protection-Caloocan said it took more than an hour to get the fire under control.
Five residents were injured in the incident.
Investigation is currently being conducted to determine the cause of the fire, which witnesses believe were possibly electrical in nature.
Displaced victims are currently housed at an evacuation center.
Meanwhile, no less than 10 houses were destroyed in another fire at Barangay 48 in Manila at around 2:30 p.m.
Firefighters were also able to immediately respond and prevented the fire from spreading. —Jiselle Anne Casucian/RF, GMA Integrated News
