Two women were injured after a fire broke out in a residential area along Inocencio Street corner Velasquez, Barangay 93, Capulong, Tondo, Manila, on Monday, Nov. 17.
Fire hits residential area in Tondo, Manila on Monday, Nov. 17. (Photo from Manila DRRMO)
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), a 19-year-old woman sustained a laceration on her right foot, while a 25-year-old woman suffered a laceration on her right leg.
BFP said the fire started at 10:28 a.m. and reached the second alarm a minute later at 10:38 a.m.
The blaze escalated to the third alarm at 10:53 a.m., and was declared under control at 12:21 p.m.
It was extinguished at 1:53 p.m.
Authorities said around 50 families, or about 150 individuals, were displaced.
Investigators have yet to determine the cause of the fire.