A 69-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease has been killed by a fire that hit a residential area in the Philippine capital, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection on Thursday, August 8.
The reports from the Bureau of Fire Protection had revealed that the fire, which broke out around 5:30 p.m. local time in a district in Manila City on Wednesday, had quickly swept across at least 20 houses, unsettling 50 families out of 200 residents.
The bureau had also said that it took the firefighters almost an hour to finally bring the fire under control.
At the time of filing this report, investigators are still trying to determine the cause and origin of the fire.
More details to come
