At least 47 families were affected when a fire hit a residential area in Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa on July 8.
According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the fire started at about 2:20 p.m. from a house in Phase 4 on Biazon Road of the Southville 3 housing project.
The first alarm was raised at 2:28 p.m. followed by a second alarm at 2:46 p.m. The blaze was put under control at 3:22 p.m. before it was put out at 4:38 p.m.
The fire in Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa on July 8 (Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management)
The fire station estimated that the fire razed about 20 houses and destroyed P175,000 worth of properties.
Mayor Ruffy Biazon said the 47 families affected by the fire were based on a partial estimate of the city’s Social Services Department (SSD).
The Muntinlupa City government sent assistance to the families including food. The families are staying in an evacuation center.
The SSD is conducting mapping for the distribution of the Disaster Assistance Family Access Card (DAFAC).
The distribution of relief to the affected families is ongoing.
The fire station said the cause of the fire is under investigation. A total of 27 fire trucks and eight ambulances responded to the incident.
The fire in Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa on July 8 (Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management)
The Muntinlupa City government's evacuation site for the fire victims (Photos from Mayor Biazon and Muntinlupa PIO)