A fire hit a residential area in Fugoso Street, Sta. Cruz, Manila on Tuesday, Aug. 2 forcing a nearby hospital to evacuate its patients, most of them mothers who just gave birth.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire was raised to first alarm at around 1:05 p.m. and went up to second alarm at around 1:08 p.m.
The BFP said the fire status was raised to third alarm at around 1:21 p.m. and then to 4th-5th alarm at around 1:35 p.m.
The fire was delared under control at around 2:54 p.m. It was extingushed at around 3:23 p.m.
As of this writing, no injuries have been reported.
In the nearby Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, a maternal and newborn tertiary hospital located in Sta. Cruz, nurses helped evacuate patients from the third floor through the fire exit.
Mothers were seen carrying their newborn babies to safety.
This is a developing story.