Fire hits Manila Zoo 

A FIRE hit the Manila Zoo on Adriatico Street, Malate, Manila Tuesday night.

According to an alert by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA),  the fire reached 2nd alarm as of 9:51 p.m.

The fire reportedly razed a commercial structure inside the zoo.

“As of 9:51 PM, involving commercial at Manila Zoo Malate Manila now on 2nd alarm. #mmda,” the tweet read.

By 10:04 p.m, the MMDA said that the fire has already been extinguished.

The damage caused by the fire to the zoo has yet to be determined.

Manila Zoo, which was opened in 1969, is home to about a thousand animals from 90 species.

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