Nasa 100 pamilya sa Parañaque City, nasunugan; higit 50 bahay, tinupok ng apoy

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00:00The fire spread to 50 houses in Fatima 6, Barangay San Isidro, Paranaque City, around 7 in the middle of the night.

00:11It spread quickly because the houses were made of light materials.

00:15It was difficult for fire trucks to enter the alleys because of the narrow road and it was difficult to extinguish the fire.

00:24The residents, especially the youth, helped in extinguishing the fire by using a bucket relay.

00:31Meanwhile, the residents here in the evacuation center were evacuated by the local government.

00:37What's worse, because of the fire, the whole barangay lost electricity.

00:42Ms. Irma is a single mother of the victims of the fire.

00:46She celebrated the anniversary of her husband's death.

00:50Before, there was no life. Now, the house is gone.

00:54It was quick. As in, it was quick. When I turned around, there was no fire.

00:59There was no fire on the roof itself.

01:02We are thankful for the good heart that helped us.

01:09There was not a single ID, not a single diamond, not a single box.

01:13It is estimated that 100 families or 300 individuals were affected by the fire.

01:18According to some residents, the fire broke out from a house.

01:23The Bureau of Fire Protection is still investigating the real cause.

01:27We saw that the alarm needs to be raised because if we notice, the access of the fire incident was limited.

01:37It was limited because there were only two points where the fire was extinguished.

01:41It was only in one lane.

01:43So once the water that was flowing from the firetruck was exhausted,

01:47the engine relay of the next firetruck could not be given to us immediately.

01:54It's good that all the residents are safe,

01:57but a firefighter was reported to have suffocated and was immediately released.

02:02Around 1 a.m. this morning, the fire was red.

02:05It is estimated that the cost of the fire was around P500,000.

02:09The local government of Paranaque is waiting for help.

02:13Tomorrow, they might come for financial and building equipment.

02:18Reblocking of the area was also planned to create more space on the road.

02:24We are in the fire prone area.

02:26At the same time, they will have a proper road so that we can easily access our firefighters.

02:31I am also calling for help.

02:33We are asking for help because our first fire was not saved.

02:37Starting with the use clothes, hygiene kit, and what the children will use,

02:41even milk.

02:42What can we do to help?

02:44Vel Custodio for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.