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Makati fire burns down 300 houses, P10m worth of property

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At least 300 houses and P10 million worth of property were destroyed when a fire of still unknown origin struck a residential barangay in Makati City early Tuesday morning.

Makati City Fire Marshal Supt. Roy Quisto said the fire originated from the room of a certain Angelica Padilla, a tenant of a residential apartment with address at 4050 Laperal Compound in Barangay Guadalupe Viejo.

Three persons were reported hurt. They were identified as Rodido Villafrana (laceration on right wrist), Manuel Mojaica (swelling of left eye), and Miguela Burce (laceration on left and right knee). They were immediately given first aid by responding ambulance personnel.

Quisto said the fire started around 1:14, reached the Task Force Bravo alarm and was declared under control at 4:20 am. He added the fire out was declared at exactly 5:26 am.

Mayor Abigail Binay ordered officials of the Makati Social Welfare Department  to provide prompt assistance to the affected 450 households consisting of 1,677 individuals.

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The affected residents have been temporarily sheltered at the Nuestra Señora de Gracia Church in the said barangay. Hot meals were immediately provided for them by the barangay and the Emergency Assistance Section of the MSWD.

The MSWD is currently preparing food packs for each of the families affected, which will include rice, instant noodles, canned goods, coffee, sugar, and powdered milk, among others. It will also distribute non-food items, such as blankets, mats, towels, hangers, basins, soap, toothbrush and toothpaste, and dippers.

The Office of the Mayor will also distribute pails with cover containing toiletries, such as bath soap, shampoo and bathroom tissue, and other household essentials including laundry bar and dishwashing paste.

Additional food packs, hygiene kits and toiletries will also be provided by the Office of the Vice Mayor to the affected families.

A medical team from the Makati Health Department has been deployed to check on the condition of the fire victims, especially those who are pregnant, children aged five years and under, women, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities. They will also monitor water sanitation and mental health, among others.

The Makati Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office has also set up modular tents at the evacuation site to provide temporary shelter for the affected families.

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