Five people, including two firefighters, were hurt in a fire that burned houses of over 50 families in Parola Compound, San Nicolas in Binondo, Manila on Friday, April 12.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said that two firefighters sustained second-degree burns on their hands and thumbs while responding to the fire.
A 31-year-old man also sustained a second-degree burn, while a 21-year-old man sustained lacerations on his left palm and a 17-year-old boy suffered lacerations on his left eyebrow.
BFP said that the fire was raised to first alarm at 11:41 a.m., second alarm at 11:49 a.m., and third alarm at 11:51 a.m.
Firefighters were able to put the fire under control at 12:55 p.m. and extinguished at 1:13 p.m.
At least 20 houses were reportedly damaged.
Authorities placed the cost of property damage at P50,000.
The local government said that the affected families are temporarily staying at P. Guevarra Elementary School.
Arson investigators are still determining the origin of the fire.