According to the Philippine Air Force, the incident affected over 1,000 residential structures in Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, Manila, displacing around 2,000 families
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MANILA, Philippines – A massive fire engulfed a residential area in Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, Manila on Sunday, November 24.The first fire alert was reported at 8:02 am. Authorities declared Task Force Charlie, which means at least 32 fire trucks should be deployed to help control the fire, at 11:51 am., it took six hours before the fire was under control and took another two hours — or by 4:07 pm — before officials declared the area cleared.
“The fire… has devastated over 1,000 structures and displaced approximately 2,000 families,” the PAF said in a Facebook post at 6:31 pm on Sunday.
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