BY JONATHAN HICAP
A fire razed about 100 houses in Alabang, Muntinlupa City shortly after midnight Friday.
According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the fire started at about 12:19 a.m. at the second floor of a house at No. 41 Interior, Ilaya St. in Alabang, occupied by a certain Diego and Ruby, and owned by Delia Japitana.
The fire quickly spread and reached the third alarm at 12:29 a.m.
Firefighters declared the fire under control at 1:49 a.m. and it was put out at 2:48 a.m.
Eleven fire trucks, five water tankers, two ambulances, and 25 volunteers responded to the incident.
No one was injured in the fire.
Muntinlupa City Fire Station estimated the damage to property at P1 million.
According to Erwin Alfonso, head of Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management (MCDDRM), 41 families or 147 individuals were affected by the fire. They were evacuated to the Alabang Elementary School.
The Muntinlupa City government through the Social Services Department is assisting the affected families.
