1 hurt in residential building fire in Manila

MANILA, Philippines — A man was hurt in a fire that struck a two-story residential building in Sampaloc, Manila on Saturday morning, the Manila Central Fire Station said.

Fire Officer I Girly Codilla said the fire broke out at 3:52 a.m. at the corner of Craig Street and España Boulevard in Sampaloc, Manila.

The fire reached the first alarm after four minutes. It was declared under control at 4:25 a.m. and was extinguished 20 minutes later.

A certain Johnson Ong was injured in the fire.

The cause of the fire is still being investigated by authorities. /atm

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