A massive fire destroyed at least 40 homes in Barangay 7, Pasay City.
According to a 24 Oras report by Jhomer Apresto on Thursday, the incident occurred at San Juan St. past 11 p.m. on Wednesday night.
“Natutulog ako, naramdaman ko mainit eh. Pagbaba ko, nakita ko malaki na ang apoy. Una kong niligtas yung apo kong maliit natutulog… Ang hirap po, maski gatas ng apo ko wala akong nailigtas,” said Carmela Cabasa.
(I was sleeping, and I felt hot. When I went down, I saw that the fire was already so big. I first saved my sleeping grandchild… It’s so difficult, I wasn’t able to save anything, not even my grandchild’s milk.)
The Bureau of Fire Protection said the fire reached the second alarm before it was declared fire out by 1:11 a.m. on Thursday. Up to 90 fire trucks responded to the incident.
“Ang struggle kasi natin, ang nasusunog mga light materials. And then sa nasunog na light materials, meron tayong high rise sa tabi, kinain ng apoy yung sevenh floor, yung balkonahe nila,” said Fire Superintendent Mariano Taguiam.
(Our struggle is due to the fact that light materials were on fire. And then, from the light materials that were burning, the seventh floor balcony of the high rise building next door also caught on fire.)
Other than the burnt homes, parked cars were damaged due to falling debris. No resident was harmed during the fire.
Authorities are now conducting further investigation into the cost of damages and cause of the fire.
Meanwhile, the Pasay City Mayor shared that their evacuation center was open for affected individuals.
They have also distributed relief assistance and support for victims. — Jiselle Anne Casucian/BAP, GMA Integrated News
