Fire out in Manila residential area

MANILA, Philippines – The fire that gutted a residential block in Manila Monday morning has been put out, a city fire officer said.

The fire gutted a still unidentified number of houses along Mataas na Lupa, Anak bayan Street in Paco Manila at 9:56 a.m., Senior Fire Officer 2 Marson Perez said.

Perez said the blaze reached fourth alarm before it was completely put out at 10:33 a.m.

No immediate reports of injuries or casualties have been received by their office as of posting time, he said.

 Originally posted at 10:25 am | Monday, Dec. 17, 2012