1 hurt, 40 families lose home in predawn Pasig fire

At least one person was hurt while 40 families were rendered homeless in a fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Santolan in Pasig City before dawn Saturday.

The fire started at about 5 a.m. and reached the second alarm before it was eventually put out at 6:10 a.m., radio dzBB's Rodil Vega reported.

Some 20 houses were destroyed in the fire, the report said.

A separate report on GMA News TV's "News TV Live" said residents tried to help put out the fire using smaller containers of water.

Umabot ng ikalawang alarama ang sunog. Nag-kanya-kanya na ng buhos ng tubig ang mga residente para maapula ang apoy. #NewsTVLive

— GMA News (@gmanews) September 20, 2014