Fire victims sift through the debris following an overnight fire that swept through their community near the port on Wednesday in Manila. (AP photo)MANILA - About 15,000 residents of a shantytown beside Manila's port have lost their homes in a fire that raged overnight before being put out Wednesday morning, officials said. (AP photo)Fire department officials said 1,000 homes were gutted in the sprawling Parola Compound, where several families often share tiny houses running along narrow alleyways. Three evacuation centres were opened, and food and water are being provided to the 3,000 families who lost their homes, said welfare officer Regina Jane Mata. The fire snarled traffic, blocking delivery trucks going to and from the portffecting the flow of vehicles in nearby areas.

Source: Bangkok Post February 08, 2017 05:03 UTC