FIRE RENDERS 2,000 FAMILIES IN TONDO HOMELESS

A MASSIVE fire that razed a tenement area in Tondo, Manila on Saturday rendered 2,000 families homeless.

The city government of Manila conducted a wellness check to make sure that the fire victims were provided the basic necessities.

Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna and Vice Mayor Yul Servo Nieto on Sunday visited the fire victims, who were also given hot meals and clothing.

Some victims opted to stay in makeshift tents set up along Road 10, Mel Lopez Boulevard and Maginoo Street instead of sharing space in the three evacuation centers located at the covered courts of Barangay 105 and 106 and General Vicente Lim Elementary School, which suspended classes on Monday.

Other residents went back to the site of the tragedy to salvage whatever materials of value.

The fire broke out around 11 a.m. Saturday and engulfed buildings made of light materials and partially spreading to neighboring communities.

Responding firefighters contained the blaze with the help of a helicopter from the Philippine Air Force 505th Search and Rescue Brigade.