MANILA, Philippines - Fire razed at least 60 houses in Tondo district in Manila on Thursday, leaving 120 families homeless.
Chief Inspector Bonifacio Carta of the Manila Fire District said the fire struck around 3 a.m. and was put out around 4:30 a.m..
Carta said that the fire started from the house of a certain Carlos Maximo.
He said the fire quickly spread because majority of the houses that were affected were made of light materials.
The damage was pegged at P2.5 million.
Carta said they have yet to determine the cause of the blaze. (report from Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News)
