Two firemen were injured, while a chapel was partially burned in a fire that broke out in a residential area along Leon Guinto Street, Malate, Manila on Monday, May 27.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the injured firefighters as Paco, 26, who had breathing difficulty and Palaganas, 27, who sustained lacerations on his nose and cheeks.
According to the BFP, the fire was declared first alarm at 12:27 a.m. and was immediately raised to a second alarm at 12:30 a.m.
The blaze escalated to the third alarm at 12:48 a.m.
It took the fire responders an hour before the fire was put under control at 1:41 a.m. and two hours before it was extinguished at 3:30 a.m.
Fire Senior Superintendent Christine Cula, BFP-Manila District Fire Marshal said the houses engulfed in the fire were all made of light materials or wood.
Most of the establishments were rental houses, she said.
Meanwhile, at least 10 families or 30 individuals were displaced by the fire.
Some fire victims said the fire allegedly started from the electric sparks they heard from the ceiling.
Around P500,000 worth of property was damaged during the fire.
The BFP continues to investigate the cause of the fire.