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Fire hits Port Area in Manila; 1,000 families left homeless

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/05/26/fire.jpg"/><figcaption>Photo from the Manila PIO</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATE)</strong> — A fire broke out in a residential area in Pier 15, Port Area in Manila City on Wednesday, with authorities raising the 3rd alarm around 6 p.m. </p><p>According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the affected area is located at the back of Red Cross Manila branch.</p><p>The Manila Public Information Office also confirmed the blaze.</p><p>The houses there are supposedly made of light materials, the BFP said, which led the fire to spread easily. </p><p>It was first reported at 5:45 p.m., andwas raised to the 3rd alarm at 6:03 p.m.</p><p>Authorities declared it was under control by 7:44 p.m., and fire out past 2 a.m. of Thursday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1693361" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar"><p>Courtesy of SFO1 Panado, BFP Manila</p></div><p>Around 500 houses were gutted, leaving a thousand families homeless, officials said.</p><p>Three people, including 2 firefighters, were injured in the incident, according to the Philippine Red Cross, which operates a molecular laboratory nearby.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Fire hits Pier 15, Port Area in Manila on Wednesday.<br/><br/>Third alarm raised as of 6:10 pm, the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said. (📷Manila PIO) <a href="https://t.co/rQY0mdUTNJ">pic.twitter.com/rQY0mdUTNJ</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1397500172976877571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Many residents spent the night out on the streets because the barangay was unable to provide shelter.</p><p>&quot;Hindi ko alam kung saan ilalagay &#x27;yan... Humihingi ako ng tulong sa [Manila] DPS (Department of Public Services) para malagyan ng tent,&quot; said Salik Arongo, chairman of Barangay 650 which has jurisdiction over the affected area.</p><p>(I don&#x27;t know where to put them... I asked help from the DPS to put up tents.)</p><p>The Red Cross said the fire did not reach its facility but advised the public to expect delays in the processing of COVID-19 tests.</p><p>Authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire. Some residents said it started from a power line.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1642656" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div><strong>- with a report from Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>A fire broke out in a residential area in Pier 15, Port Area in Manila City on Wednesday, with authorities raising the 3rd alarm as of 6 p.m. </p>

A fire broke out in a residential area in Pier 15, Port Area in Manila City on Wednesday, with authorities raising the 3rd alarm as of 6 p.m.