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Transcript
00:00In other news, more than 100 families were burned in Barangay 128, Tondo, Manila.
00:05The burned families were chased away by the couple who were trying to start a fire.
00:10This is the hot news brought to you by Jomar Apresto.
00:17A fire broke out in a part of Cluster 4 in Barangay 128 in Tondo, Manila.
00:21After a fire broke out at 11.30 p.m.
00:25According to the barangay officials, the couple who tried to start a fire.
00:29Around 100 to 150 families were affected by the fire.
00:34According to our residents who live in Cluster 4,
00:38the fire broke out because the couple was fighting behind their house.
00:43Now, the man in my barangay, who was probably kidnapped by the people of the town.
00:48The man who was accused of trying to start a fire said that they were just trying to start a fire.
00:53According to the resident, Maylin, they were already sleeping when they found out that there was a fire.
00:58She was just forced to wake up her three children.
01:02The fire was so big that it was about to reach us.
01:05Our house was already burned down.
01:07My children's school supplies, books, and uniforms were all gone.
01:12That night, they said that they were going to start a fire.
01:15But I didn't notice it.
01:18When I woke up, I saw that there was a fire.
01:23We were really burned down.
01:25According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, they are still investigating the fire.
01:30They also suspected that two people died in the fire.
01:33We haven't reported it yet.
01:35We had a hard time.
01:36As you can see, it's narrow.
01:38Only a small truck can pass through here.
01:40It's not accessible because as you can see, it's white.
01:43It's all junk shop and impounding.
01:48It took almost four hours before the fire was completely extinguished.
01:52According to the barangay officials,
01:54since 2015, they have been trying to transfer more than 600 families to the area.
01:59They said that they will use the land to build establishments that will also be used by the barangay.
02:05According to the BFP, based on the structure of the houses,
02:08it's not safe to live in the area before there's a fire.
02:13Jomer Apresto reporting for GMA Integrated News.

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