Mag-asawang senior citizen at kanilang anak, patay sa sunog sa Tondo

3/20/2025

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00:00A married senior citizen and his son were killed in a fire in Tondo, Manila.

00:05The fire in Quezon City was also affected.

00:09This is Joseph Moro.

00:15A residential area in Tondo, Manila was engulfed in a thick smoke following the fire in Suniclab last Sunday afternoon.

00:23It was difficult for the firefighters to rescue them.

00:2518 families and more than 50 individuals were affected by the fire that hit six houses.

00:31The married senior citizen, aged 70 and 78, and his 45-year-old son were killed.

00:39Four people were injured, including a fire volunteer who fell from a pallet.

00:44The fire spread to Quezon City and burned down his house in Barangay Bagong Pagasa.

00:54He said that he left his house for a barangay meeting.

00:58When I got home, the house was already burnt down.

00:59It's gone.

01:00It's gone.

01:01In the big fire, almost no one was left in the burnt houses.

01:05It was made from light materials.

01:07The first alarm rang and it lasted for almost an hour.

01:11When we went out, the roof of our house was already on fire.

01:17Two people were injured in the fire.

01:19Our origin is electrical.

01:21Our origin is in the second floor of the light materials.

01:24The BFP also found out the exact number of houses that were affected, including the number of affected residents.

01:31One family in Lingayen was also affected by the fire.

01:35We couldn't do anything because the fire was too big.

01:39We couldn't do anything.

01:41The house that was made from light materials was quickly set on fire,

01:45including the adjacent establishment.

01:47When we arrived at the fire station, our pastoral house was already on fire.

01:52In the first investigation of the firefighters,

01:54they found an electric fan clip in a room where the fire started, according to the BFP Pangasinan.

02:02We should always be alert to precautionary measures.

02:06We should check our electrical connections with our fellow countrymen.

02:09We should also avoid using extension wires.

02:13Based on the data of GMA Integrated News Research,

02:16there were more than seven incidents of fire that occurred in NCR this year from January to March 20.

02:23For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong is your witness.

02:32Subscribe to GMA Integrated News on YouTube for up-to-date news.

Mag-asawang senior citizen at kanilang anak, patay sa sunog sa Tondo | Saksi

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