Tondo fire leaves 40 families homeless

A fire believed to be sparked off by an unattended lighted candle destroyed 20 houses, affecting some 40 families in Manila’s Tondo district early morning on Thursday.

Quoting fire officials, “Unang Balita” reported the fire reached the third alarm and destroyed 20 houses along Dagupan Extension, Barangay 155, Zone 14, Tondo.

An initial investigation showed the fire broke out at about 4 a.m. and was put out at 5:20 a.m.

Fire officials are investigating residents' accounts that the incident might have been caused by an unattended lighted candle from the house of origin at the back of a junkshop in the area. —LBG, GMA News