2024 Manila fires
| November 2024 Manila fire | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 24 November 2024 8:00am (PHT) |
| Location | Downtown Manila |
| Statistics | |
| Land use | Residental urban area |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | None |
| Non-fatal injuries | None |
| Structures destroyed | 1,000 homes |
| Ignition | |
| Perpetrator(s) | Unknown |
On November 24, 2024, strong fires hit downtown Manila, Philippines. 8,000 individuals were deemed homeless, including around 2,000 families. The Manila Fire District reported that approximately 1,000 houses which burned.
Background
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Isla Puting Bato, a barangay in Manila housed 654,220 people, with most of the houses in a shabby manner, classifying the barangay as a slum.[1]
Fire
[edit]On the second floor in one home in Isla Puting Bato, a fire started in approximately 8:00 a.m., quickly spreading to other homes. After an eight-hour battle, firefighters ended the fire, at approximately 4:00 p.m. No casualties were reported, though 1,000 homes, housing about 2,000 families and 8,000 individuals were destroyed.[1][2]
Operations and aftermath
[edit]A resident in the area said that she "lost everything",[3] another resident said, "everything was gone" and added, "We don't know how we can eat. We are in a very bad situation, and it's almost Christmas."[2] After a meeting by the Manila City Council, where 21 out of the 38 councilors were present, placed a state of calamity over districts 1 and 4 of Sampaloc, Manila. Isla Puting Bato was also covered in the alert. The blaze damaged a large part of the city's economy. After the declaration, a humanitarian response was requested.[4] 36 fire trucks and four fire boats were deployed by the national fire department.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Magramo, Kathleen (2024-11-25). "Inferno destroys thousands of shanties in Manila's biggest slum area". CNN. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ a b "Fire destroys 1,000 homes in slum area of Philippine capital Manila". ABC News. 2024-11-25. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ a b France-Presse, Agence (2024-11-24). "Sunday fire rips through Isla Puting Bato, Tondo". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Ong, Ghio. "Fire-hit areas in Manila under state of calamity". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2024-12-03.