Fire hits residential area in Tondo, Manila

Manila. INQUIRER FILES

MANILA, Philippines — A fire hit a residential area in Tondo, Manila, early Tuesday morning, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).

In a report, BFP said the blaze broke out around 1:50 a.m. on Benita Street in Barangay 186.

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The fire reached the first alarm at 1:53 a.m. and was raised to the second alarm at 1:59 a.m.

No other details were provided regarding the extent of the blaze; however, BFP said the fire is still ongoing.

The agency deployed around nine trucks to help extinguish the fire. No injuries or fatalities were reported so far.