Fire destroys homes in Pasay, Las Piñas

Firemen train hoses and flashlights at one of two residential apartment units that burned in Pasay City Thursday morning, July 20, 2017. RADYO INQUIRER 990 / CYRILLE CUPINO

Two fires broke out in Pasay and Las Piñas City, Thursday before dawn.

The first fire hit a residential area at the corner of Muñoz/Zobel, Tramo St., Barangay 42, Pasay City. It reached the 2nd alarm, damaging two apartments, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection.

In Barangay Daniel Fajardo, Las Piñas, meanwhile, more than 30 houses were razed by fire. The incident reached the 5th alarm and took more than four hours before being declared fire out, Radyo Inquirer reported.

Bureau of Fire Protection personnel inspect what is left of houses in Barangay Daniel Fernando, Las Piñas City, that was razed by fire Thursday, July 20, 2017. RADYO INQUIRER 990 / CYRILLE CUPINO

There were no reports of injuries or casualties in both incidents but authorities said about P250,000-worth of property was damaged in the Las Piñas fire. CBB

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