Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Wednesday, Nov. 20, said that around 1,000 individuals were adversely affected by the fire that hit a residential area on Kangkungan Street in Barangay Manggahan, Pasig City Tuesday night, Nov. 19.
Sotto said the evacuees are currently staying at the evacuation centers in Barangay Manggahan as arson investigators continue to investigate the incident.
"Matapos makapag-set up ng evacuation centers sa Kaalinsabay Covered Court at Napico Multipurpose Hall, agarang nakapag-deploy din at nakapag-distribute ng sleeping kits ang pamahalaang lungsod ng Pasig para sa mga nasunugan (After setting up the evacuation centers at Kaalinsabay Covered Court and Napico Multipurpose Hall, the city government immediately deployed and distributed sleeping kits to those affected by the fire)," Sotto said.
Sotto was also joined by Pasig City Rep. Roman Romulo to check on the situation of the evacuees.
In the Bureau of Fire Protection's (BFP's) initial report, the blaze started at 6:35 p.m. and reached the 2nd alarm at 6:55 p.m. The fire was raised to the 3rd alarm at 7:01 p.m. and was extinguished at 10:41 p.m.
Two individuals were hurt during the incident - an 18-year-old male who suffered 2nd degree burns on his right forearm and another male patient who sustained laceration wounds on his finger.
An estimated P2 million worth of damage to property was recorded by the authorities.