00:00Good evening, Paul Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
00:05When will it be a week before Christmas?
00:09Also, some Metro Manila residents lost their homes because of the separate fires.
00:15The attention of the authorities is different this holiday season,
00:18especially when the number of fires is almost 500.
00:22Oscar Oida is in the news.
00:25Guys, there's a fire.
00:28It's in that mountain.
00:30There's a strong blaze of fire and black smoke
00:34that spread to a residential area in Barangay 128, Malutondo,
00:38around 9 a.m. this morning.
00:41But because the center of the fire is in Tuktuk ng Burol,
00:44it can't be easily reached by fire trucks.
00:49There's no fire.
00:50Firefighters had to climb up the mountain just to get water.
00:57When we entered, you can see that our paths are marked.
01:01When you get here, you have to climb up the mountain first.
01:04The wind is strong and we're close to the sea.
01:07That's what's making it difficult for us.
01:09Because of the rapid spread of fire,
01:11most of the residents have almost nothing to save.
01:15There's nothing left.
01:17I don't have anything left.
01:19Why? Where did it come from?
01:21I'm still pulling my hair.
01:25When I get there, there's nothing left.
01:27It was past 11 a.m. when the fire started
01:30and it burned more than 10 houses.
01:33No one was injured in the incident.
01:36But they have a problem now.
01:38It's Christmas.
01:40We don't have a house and we don't have money.
01:43It's a pity. Where can we go?
01:46In Santa Cruz, Manila,
01:48the ground floor and second floor of a five-story commercial building
01:52were burned last night.
01:54It also turned red.
01:56We're still in the middle of December
01:59but there are almost 500 fires in the country this year
02:03based on the spread of GMA Integrated News Research.
02:07That number will decrease compared to the same time in 2023.
02:12The number of deaths is the same.
02:15Some were injured as well.
02:17Like the BFP personnel who suffered a minor injury
02:21while responding to the difficult evacuation of a burning condominium unit
02:27in Barangay Ugong, Pasig City at around 8 p.m.
02:30We need more responders
02:33because what involves us is high-rise.
02:36The access up there is a bit far
02:39because it's on the fifth floor.
02:41We can only go through the exit.
02:43Two houses were also burned in Barangay Cansilawan, Makati last night.
02:48My mother was already sleeping.
02:51I was watching TV.
02:52I smelled something burning.
02:56I looked at my window to see if there was smoke.
03:00I even looked at our lights.
03:03I saw in the light that there was smoke.
03:07When I opened the door, I saw that there was a big fire.
03:12I broke the window.
03:14I put an air conditioner in it.
03:17I kicked it at the same time.
03:19There was a lot of smoke.
03:21I told myself that I don't want to die.
03:22The residents were not able to save anyone.
03:25But what matters is that the family is safe and sound.
03:29For GMA Integrated News, I'm Oscar Oida,
03:33for Tutok 24 Horas.
03:41Tutok 24 Horas
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