Fire engulfs apartments in Sampaloc

By: Julliane Love De Jesus - 10 years ago

MANILA, Philippines–‎At least 10 families were left homeless after a fire had swept through a stretch of houses in Sampaloc, Manila on Easter Sunday.

A Manila Fire Department official said in a phone interview with Inquirer.net that the fire engulfed four residential apartments along P. Campa Street near España Boulevard.

The fire that reached fifth alarm started at 3:03 a.m. and was put out an hour after, at 4:10 a.m. before dawn Sunday.

The four two-storey apartments were reportedly made of light materials, which caused the fire to spread quickly.

‎Nobody was reported injured in the incident.

Authorities estimated the worth of damages at P2 million.