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MANILA, Philippines — Fire hit a residential-commercial building in Tondo, Manila on Tuesday morning, the city fire department said.
In a phone interview with INQUIRER.net, an officer from the Manila City Fire Department said the blaze swept through the building which was located along Lakandula Street at 5:22 a.m.
After more than one hour, the fire was raised to the fourth and then to the fifth alarm.
The blaze was extinguished at 10:52 a.m.
Arson probers have yet to determine the cause of the fire and the extent of damage.
Edited by MUF
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