Saksi Recap: Mag-asawang senior citizen at kanilang anak, patay sa sunog sa Tondo (originally aired on March 20, 2025)

GMA Integrated News

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00:00A residential area in Tondo, Manila, caught fire in the afternoon.

00:12Firefighters and more than 50 people were affected by the fire that burned six houses, including 18 families and more than 50 individuals.

00:20The victim was a married senior citizen aged 70 and 78 and their 45-year-old child. Four people were injured, including a fire volunteer who was hit by a pallet.

00:33The woman was on her way to Quezon City when her house caught fire in Barangay Bagong Pagasa. She said that she left her house for a barangay meeting.

00:47When she got home, her house was already burnt.

00:51Because of the high fire, almost no one was left in the houses that were hit by the light materials.

00:56The first alarm went off and it lasted for almost an hour.

01:00We heard a bang. When we went outside, our house was already on fire.

01:06Two people were injured in the fire.

01:08The origin of the fire is electrical. It was on the second floor of the light materials.

01:13The BFP also found out the exact number of houses that were hit and the number of affected residents.

01:20A woman in Lingayen, Pangasinan, was also hit by the fire.

01:24We couldn't do anything because the fire was too strong. We couldn't do anything.

01:30The woman who was hit by the fire was quick to evacuate to the light materials, her house and the adjacent establishment.

01:36When we arrived at the fire station, the pastoral house was already on fire.

01:41In the first investigation of the firefighters, an electric fan clip was found in a room where the fire started, according to the BFP of Pangasinan.

01:51We should always be alert to precautionary measures. We should check our electrical connections with our fellowmen.

01:58We should also avoid using extension wires.

02:02Based on the data of the GMA Integrated News Research, there were more than 700 incidents of fire.

02:07The fire was reported in NCR from January to March 20.

02:11For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong is your witness.

02:37For more information visit www.gma.gov

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