Around 20 families were left homeless by a fire that gutted 10 houses at Block 17, Barangay 649, Baseco Compound in Manila on Thursday, August 29.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported that the fire was raised to first alarm at 11:16 a.m. and was immediately escalated to second alarm at 11:17 a.m.
The blaze was raised to the third alarm at 11:21 a.m.
Firefighters were able to put the fire under control at 11:51 a.m. and extinguish it at 1:13 p.m.
The affected families were given hot meals and modular tents by members of the Manila- Department of Social Welfare (DSW).
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.