Huge fire in Taguig displaces 489 families
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano said 489 families were affected when a massive fire razed hundreds of houses in Taguig on May 25.
The Taguig City Fire Station reported that the blaze began in a house at Pulong Kendi 2, Kalye Onse, Barangay Sta. Ana, at about 5:51 p.m.
The first alarm was raised at 5:57 p.m., and the fire escalated to the fifth alarm at 7:05 p.m. before it was declared out at 2:04 a.m. on May 26.
The fire station said a total of 175 houses were destroyed, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Cayetano visited the Taguig Integrated School in the barangay, which is currently serving as an evacuation center.
In a video message, she reminded residents to remain vigilant against the threat of fires.
Nikki Rose Operario, head of the Taguig City Social Welfare and Development Office, said four evacuation centers were prepared for the affected families.
On May 26, the city government continued distributing P10,000 in financial assistance per family, along with hot meals.
A total of 75 fire trucks from the Bureau of Fire Protection, volunteer groups and local government units, and nine ambulances responded to the incident.
