100 families homeless in Caloocan fire
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MANILA, Philippines – About 100 families have lost their homes and an estimated P1.5-million worth of properties were destroyed in a fire that swept through houses in a shanty community in Caloocan City Monday evening, a fire official said on Tuesday.
Senior Fire Officer 1 Edwin Buenaventura said around 50 houses along Road 13, Barangay (village) 164 GSIS Village in Talipapa, Caloocan City were hit by the fire that started at 8:41 p.m.
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Buenaventura said the fire reached second alarm before it was put out at 10:35 p.m. But investigators, he said, have yet to identify what caused the fire and where it started.
No reports of casualties or injuries were recorded, he added.
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