Skip to playerSkip to main contentSkip to footer
  • 3 days ago
A large fire destroyed hundreds of homes in a shanty town area in Manila in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Transcript
00:00Hundreds of Manila residents are homeless after a devastating fire spread across a portside settlement in the Philippines capital.
00:08The fire broke out in the early morning hours on Wednesday, destroying around 500 shanty homes in the community.
00:15It was finally put out nine hours later. Many of those affected say they've lost everything.
00:30Firefighters say they are investigating the cause of the blaze and that no one was hurt or killed.

Recommended