300 families lose homes in Navotas fire

Some 300 families lost their homes in a fire that razed more than 200 houses in a residential area in Navotas City early Thursday night. Radio dzBB on Friday reported the fire started at 6:25 p.m. and razed the houses in West and Pitong Gatang villages. Fire Officer 2 Julius Lozano said the fire spread quickly as the houses were made of light materials, prompting firefighters to raise the alarm to general at 8:36 p.m. Lozano said no one was initially reported injured in the fire, which was put out past 10 p.m. A separate report on dzXL quoted Navotas fire marshal Chief Inspector Felix Medes as saying that as many as 300 families were rendered homeless because of the fire.
GMA News’ Saki reported late Thursday that around P5 million worth of properties went up in smoke and hundreds of displaced families sought refuge in nearby churches. — LBG/RSJ, GMANews.TV