MANILA, Philippines -- At least 100 families were affected by the fire that hit a residential area in Makati City Friday, a social welfare official said.
Mila Dumaguit, supervisor of the Makati City Social Welfare Center, said food booths were set up for the victims.
The fire at the Lapiral St. Guadalupe Viejo in Guadalupe started at 8:07 a.m. and reached Task Force Bravo before fire out was declared around 10:20 a.m., the Makati Bureau of Fire Protection said.
Task Force Bravo is the second alarm level in the seven-step fire alert level.
Victims claimed that the blaze was caused by a leak in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas in a boarding house in the area.
At least six people were reported hurt but no other details were immediately available, the Makati BFP said.
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