Chaos after Philippines fire

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Fire sweeps through coastal shanty town in the Philippines leaving hundreds homeless
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A fishing community in the Philippines has been left devastated after a fire swept through timber framed houses leaving hundreds of families homeless

The disaster happened in the coastal township of Navotas, north of Manila, with reports of one death and several casualties

The fire was apparently caused by gasoline being poured into a container near a lit stove


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The houses were built on stilts and constructed from timber and corrugated iron sheeting

Residents sift through the charred remains to see what can be salvaged

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Philippine fire leaves thousands homeless


Philippine fire leaves thousands homeless

Officials say a massive fire has left thousands homeless in two coastal villages north of the capital.

The Associated Press
MANILA, Philippines

Officials say a massive fire has left thousands homeless in two coastal villages north of the capital. Fire Officer Domingo Gastilo says the fire broke out late Thursday, possibly when gasoline a man was pouring into a container near an open stove caught alight.

The fire lasted four hours, racing through some 350 shanties in two crowded villages in Navotas city, north of the capital Manila. Gastilo said Friday two people died.

An eight-year-old girl fell to her death from a makeshift bridge as people fled the fire, and another panicked resident jumped into Manila Bay and drowned. Thousands were displaced by the fire, but it was not immediately clear exactly how many. They are being housed in a city gymnasium and two schools.