Tondo blaze put out

MANILA, Philippines—The fire that swept through a still undetermined number of houses in Manila Thursday has been put out, a city fire officer said.

Senior Fire Officer 2 Marson Perez said the fire that hit a residential block on Juan Luna and Avellana streets in Gagalangin, Tondo, Manila at 11:39 a.m. was put out at 12:23 p.m.

“Hindi naman squatters’ area, pero dikit-dikit ang mga bahay (It’s not a squatters’ area, but the place was jampacked with houses),” Perez said.