00:00A few residents in a condominium building in Binondo, Manila were burned in a fire in Chinese New Year last night.
00:07Two households were burned after being trapped in their rooms.
00:10Joe Marapresto has the hot news.
00:16A few hours after the fire in Chinese New Year,
00:20a part of a condominium in Binondo, Manila was burned at 3 o'clock in the early morning.
00:26Two households were trapped in a room in the 35th floor.
00:32According to the owner, the man was outside when the fire broke out.
00:39Maybe he panicked and didn't know what to do.
00:48The owner of the unit immediately asked for help from the firemen
00:52so his two children were immediately released.
00:55But unfortunately, the victims were not on the floor inside the maid's quarter.
01:00According to the residents of the condominium, they were sleeping in front of the fire.
01:05We just woke up in the basement of our door.
01:09When we opened the door, the smoke was already in the hallway.
01:14That's why we were alarmed. We also ran outside.
01:17According to the Bureau of Fire Protection,
01:20the fire reached the first alarm that lasted for more than an hour before it was extinguished at 5 o'clock in the morning.
01:27The fire was immediately contained so it did not spread to the adjacent units.
01:31Residents were immediately returned to their rooms after the BFP secured the area.
01:36Based on the investigation of the BFP, the value of the burnt property will reach 4 million pesos.
01:42The investigation of the fire continues.
01:47Jomer Apresto reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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