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Transcript
00:00Good morning. Before the break, 20 families were burned in Sampaloc, Manila last night.
00:07According to the BFP-NCR, from January to July, the number of burns increased by 17% compared to the same time in 2023.
00:16The witness is James Agustin.
00:19Before 5.30 p.m. earlier this afternoon, a fire broke out in Barangay 185, Sampaloc, Manila.
00:30Based on the investigation, the fire started in the area of M. De La Fuente and J. Tuazon Street.
00:35It reached the second alarm.
00:3713 houses were burned and 20 families were affected.
00:42The fire was at 6.18 p.m.
00:46In Barangay Pasong Tamu, Quezon City, residents gathered to get a man out of the burning house.
00:57The house was completely engulfed by fire and the bodies of 59-year-old Francis De Los Reyes were found.
01:08But he was very thankful for the people who helped him escape.
01:12I was sleeping in my house.
01:15When I woke up, there was a fire inside.
01:18I was shivering.
01:20I was pouring water.
01:21I couldn't breathe.
01:22People were shouting.
01:23I tried to open the gate.
01:25I couldn't open it.
01:26They pushed me to open the gate.
01:27It's on fire!
01:30We were scared.
01:31I was about to throw up.
01:33Then we ran here.
01:35We were scared of the fire.
01:37We opened the gate.
01:39We tried to escape.
01:40We were trapped inside.
01:41We couldn't escape.
01:43We tried to hide.
01:44We also tried to open the gate.
01:46We all tried to help each other to open the gate.
01:53A residential area in Baco, Cavite was also engulfed by fire early this morning.
01:58Three hours ago, the house was burned to red.
02:00It was the second alarm.
02:02A senior citizen was injured after a loud bang.
02:07The fire was even louder in Manila and Quezon City.
02:11The entire house was burned to ashes.
02:14Above a commercial building, a fire broke out in Tagudin, Ilocosu.
02:18The house was left in ruins, according to the BFP.
02:22A tenant who was behind the fire was also injured.
02:28More than 30 vendors lost their jobs because of the fire in San Rafael, Iloilo.
02:33The house was worth more than a million pesos.
02:36For GMA Integrated News, I'm James Agustin, your witness.
02:42Kapuso, let's be witnesses together.
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02:48And for Kapuso Abroad, join us on GMA Pinoy TV and www.gmanews.tv.
03:06For GMA Integrated News, I'm James Agustin.

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