A F T E R M A T H
The fire razed at least 400 homes in Caloocan city, covering 30 hectares of land, leaving an estimated 1,000 families homeless during Easter sunday.
A resident carrying burnt metal scarps came for a roof to be brought to salvage.
The fire quickly spread through the houses, which were made of light materials. Locals told that the fire started from a couple fighting and started to throw electric appliances and the blaze started.
Resident searching for things to be saved on their second floor building.
Locals salvage burnt roof metals to be sold and make the most out of it.
Children visiting their blazed home, and still has smoking.
A Child overlooks the scorched households, searching for things to retrieve.
Antonio Abuda, a local resident searching for clothes in his second floor building.
The fire started at a residential area along Maria Clara Street in Barangay 120 at around 5:25 p.m. By 8 p.m., the fire already reached the general alarm.
Despite the tragedy, people smiles amids the blazed homes and just believing they can get through.
Fire officers said at least 30 fire trucks from the Bureau of Fire Protection have been deployed to battle the fire.
A child fetching water in the near by dirty river to put out remaining fire on the ground of their household.
Residents carrying charred metals to sold and earn despite of everything that happend.
"Ngiti ngiti nalang"
"One thing remains"
A group from power distributor Meralco also went to the area to cut off power lines threatened by the fire, while a group of firemen surrounded a nearby gasoline station to prevent it from catching fire.
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