Around 300 families were displaced by a fire that razed more or less 100 houses at Block 32 Extension in Barangay Addition Hills, Mandaluyong City on Sunday morning, Feb. 12.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) raised the fire to the first alarm at 6: 55 a.m., then to the second alarm at 7:21 a.m.
The fire quickly escalated to the third alarm at 7:23 a.m. and again to the fourth alarm at 7:27 a.m.
It reached the fifth alarm at 7:50 a.m.
The BFP said the fire has been put under control as of 8:34 a.m. It was declared fire out at 9:32 a.m.
Residents whose homes were affected by the blaze carried the belongings they could salvage to the streets. Majority of the displaced families were temporarily sheltered at the Block 32 Molave Covered Court, while others were settled at other courts in Barangay Addition Hills.
On Monday, Feb. 13, Mandaluyong City Mayor Ben Abalos has visited the evacuation center at Molave and given aid to the families.
No injuries and fatalities have been reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the BFP.
The cost of damages are yet to be determined.