The fire in Patdu Compound, Barangay Putatan, Muntinlupa on Feb. 22 (Photos from Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management, Muntinlupa City Fire Station)
Fire destroyed 15 houses in a residential area in Barangay Putatan, Muntinlupa on Sunday, Feb. 22.
The Muntinlupa City Fire Station reported that the fire started at about 10:42 a.m. from a house on Camella Street, Patdu Compound in the barangay.
The fire spread to other homes in the area, affecting about 45 families.
The fire was put under control at 11:25 a.m. before it was extinguished at 12:03 p.m.
The fire station estimated that the fire destroyed P125,000 worth of properties.
The origin and cause of the fire are under investigation.
A total of 11 fire trucks, 13 fire volunteers, four ambulances and a rescue vehicle responded to the incident.