Higit 100 bahay, nasunog sa Tondo, Manila;

Higit 100 bahay, nasunog sa Tondo, Manila;   Isang bumbero, nasugatan

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00:00 Hundreds of families in Tondo, Manila, will celebrate the holiday of "Walang Tahanan".

00:04 This is after a big fire broke out there.

00:07 It even reached the fifth alarm.

00:09 Bian Manalo is in the center of the news.

00:11 Some residents helped to pass water buckets

00:23 to help the firefighters to put out the blaze

00:27 in Capulong Street, Tondo, Manila around 9 p.m.

00:31 The fire reached the fifth alarm.

00:34 Around 12 p.m., the fire was declared under control

00:39 and it was completely extinguished at 2 a.m.

00:43 According to the Bureau of Fire Protection Manila,

00:46 the fire spread quickly because the houses were made of light materials.

00:51 The fire also added to the quick extinguishing of the junkshops and the air conditioners.

00:59 Aside from this, it was also difficult for the firefighters to put out the fire

01:05 because of the lack of water supply in the area.

01:08 We need water supply.

01:10 The alarm signals that we need more forces.

01:16 So what happened is that we used water relay.

01:21 Another reminder is that we should throw away our proper housekeeping and garbage.

01:26 We should throw away our cartons because they are all flammables.

01:29 According to the BFP, the fire's value is estimated to reach 1.5 million pesos

01:36 and it is possible that it will increase.

01:39 More than 200 houses were set on fire.

01:42 One of the houses that was lost was Maureen Malyari,

01:46 who was held by her favorite stop toy of her sick grandson.

01:49 This is the metal that she was able to save from the fire.

01:53 This is my favorite.

01:56 This is a hydrocephalus.

01:58 We were not able to save anything.

02:00 Everything was destroyed.

02:01 We were able to save everything.

02:04 Even the money that we saved up there was burned.

02:10 I want our Christmas to be good.

02:13 I just bought a Christmas tree and it was burned.

02:16 No one was injured but a firefighter was injured while responding to the fire.

02:23 The BFP reminded the public to avoid fire, especially during this holiday season.

02:30 We remind everyone to be fire safe in our homes.

02:34 We should not let our belongings be left behind.

02:40 We should not leave our gadgets in flammable areas.

02:44 We should make sure that they are not contaminated.

02:46 The authorities are continuing their investigation into the real cause of the fire.

02:51 D.N. Manalo for the people.

02:54 I'm not buying it.