Fire destroys 13 houses in Binondo

Thirteen houses were destroyed by a fire that broke out in a commercial-residential area Friday night in Binondo in Manila.
Reports said the fire started around 8:51 p.m. at the 2nd Floor of a house inside a semi commercial and residential compound along Sto. Cristo in Binondo.
The blaze quickly spread to the entire house that was reportedly built in the 1920s from light materials.
Superintendent Pablito Cordeta of the Bureau of Fire Protection said highly combustible materials like sacks and papers were stored on the second floor of the house.
The blaze also destroyed 12 other houses inside the compound because firemen had a hard time entering the narrow roads leading to the compound.
Some of the affected houses reportedly sell mops, rugs, ropes and other native products.
Firemen also used a special chemical called aqueous film forming foam to contain the fire. The fire that reached fifth alarm was finally put out at 10:20 p.m.
No one was reported hurt during the blaze.
Authorities placed the damages at P800,000 while an investigation is still being conducted to determine the origin of the fire .

Reference: www.abs-cbnnews.com