About 10 families were left homeless after a fire destroyed several structures along Carola and Dos Castillas Streets in Sampaloc, Manila, on Sunday evening, Nov. 24.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to the first alarm at 6:32 p.m. and the second alarm at 6:36 p.m.
It was immediately elevated to the third alarm at 6:38 p.m.
Firefighters managed to put the fire under control at 7:40 p.m. and extinguished it at 8:11 p.m.
Based on the initial investigation, the fire allegedly started inside a dilapidated house situated behind a flower shop.
Residents said the fire spread quickly because the wooden houses were close together and there was almost no space between them.
They said it was not long before the row of houses was ablaze.
There were also business owners whose flower shops had been damaged.
Meanwhile, personnel of the Manila Department of Social Welfare provided hot meals to the fire victims .
They also gave modular tents and blankets to the affected families.
The local government said they will provide cash assistance to the victims including those affected by the massive fire in Tondo.
Authorities said around P200,000 worth of properties were damaged in the fire.