(Manila) Flames and thick black smoke rose into the sky over Manila on Sunday, where fire ravaged hundreds of homes in a slum, the Philippine capital’s fire department said.
Posted at 10:34 a.m.
The Philippine capital’s fire and rescue service said about 1,000 homes were affected by the fire, which is believed to have started on the second floor of one of the houses.
No casualties have been reported at this time.
Drone footage posted online by the city’s disaster response agency showed homes ravaged by flames.
According to firefighters, some 2,000 families lived in this shantytown, located in the Isla Puting Bato district.
PHOTO AARON FAVILA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Residents return to a slum still smoldering after a fire on November 24, 2024 in Manila, Philippines.
Leonila Abiertas, 65, lost almost all her possessions, but managed to save the funeral urn that houses her husband’s ashes.
“I really don’t know how I’m going to start my life again after this fire,” she confided.
Some 36 fire engines and four boats were deployed, while the air force sent two helicopters to help put out the flames.
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