Two fire responders were injured in a fire that hit 50 establishments and displaced 110 families along Matimyas Street in Sampaloc, Manila on Monday morning, August 5.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), two firemen sustained burns on their hands and arms.
BFP said the fire was raised to the first alarm at 10:27 a.m. and to the second alarm at 10:36 p.m.
It elevated to the third alarm at 10:39 a.m.
Firefighters were able to put the blaze under control at 11:37 a.m. and extinguish it at 1:05 p.m.
Arson investigators said the fire started on the third floor of a three-story house.
They have yet to determine the cause of the fire.
The local government had deployed personnel to check the situation and distribute food packs to 110 families or 330 individuals who were left homeless by the fire.