Huge fire razes residential area in Manila

Published October 20, 2014
Religious icons are destroyed during a fire in a slum area of Manila. Photo-by- AFP
Religious icons are destroyed during a fire in a slum area of Manila. Photo-by- AFP

A huge fire gutted a residential area in Pritil, Tondo, Manila, prompting the Bureau of Fire Protection to place the fire under Task Force Bravo. Raising the fire alarm to Task Force Bravo m‎eans over 10 fire trucks from neighboring districts are sent to respond to the fire. Tondo is one of the most densely populated areas of land in the world.

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