Fire destroys 1,000 homes in slum area of Philippine capital Manila
In brief:
A fire has destroyed a reported 1,000 homes in a densely built slum area in the Philippine capital Manila.
The fire started about 8am on Sunday and burned for about eight hours however there have been no reports of casualties.
What's next?
The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.
About 1,000 homes have been reduced to wreckage and ashes after fire ripped through a densely built slum area of the Philippine capital Manila.
Manila Fire District said the blaze was thought to have started on the second floor of one of the homes about 8am on Sunday.
Residents and firefighters attempted to put out the fire.
The fire reportedly burned for about eight hours but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Drone footage shared online by the city's disaster agency showed houses in Isla Puting Bato village of Manila razed to the ground.
The structures housed around 2,000 families, according to the fire department.
Some 2,000 families were left homeless by the fire.
Elvira Valdemoro, 58, rushed to evacuate her five children and 18 dogs when the fire broke out, but was worried about the long-term impact of the blaze.
"Everything is gone," she said.
"We don't know how we can eat. We are in a very bad situation, and it's almost Christmas."
No casualties have been reported in the wake of the fire.
Village resident Leonila Abiertas, 65, lost almost all her possessions, but managed to save her late husband's ashes.
"I only got the urn with the ashes of my husband," she told AFP.
"I really don't know how I can start my life again after this fire."
A firefighter carries a dog rescued from the fire.
Fire and disaster services deployed 36 trucks and four fire boats while the country's air force sent in two helicopters to help extinguish the fire.
"That area is fire-prone since most of the houses there are made of light materials," firefighter Geanelli Nunez told AFP.
Investigators have yet to discover the cause of the fire, but blazes in Manila are often caused by faulty electrical wiring.
Residents returned to inspect the damage after the fire.
The Philippines has a patchy record in enforcing fire safety in buildings, homes and offices.
In August, 11 people died after a five-storey apartment burned down in Manila’s Chinatown.
AFP/Reuters
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