A total of 16 families were affected when a fire hit a residential area in Muntinlupa early morning of Dec. 2, Saturday.
According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the fire started from a house in Garcip Compound in Barangay Cupang at about 5:39 a.m..





The fire in Barangay Cupang, Muntinlupa on Dec. 2 (Photos from the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management)
Firefighters raised the first alarm at 5:44 a.m. and the blaze was put under control at 6:10 a.m. before it was put out at 6:30 a.m.
No one was injured in the fire which damaged P75,000 worth of properties. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A total of 21 fire trucks and seven ambulances responded to the incident.