60 families affected in Las Piñas fire

Fire hit about 30 houses in Barangay Daniel Fajardo in Las Piñas early Thursday morning, GMA News' Vonne Aquino reported on "Unang Balita."

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said about 60 families lost their homes in the blaze.

James Agustin reported for Super Radyo's dzBB reported that the fire reached the fifth alarm.

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Based on the initial investigation, the fire started at the house of a certain Nelson Mallari, which was made of light materials.

The residents said the fire spread quickly and many of them failed to go back to their homes to save their belongings.

One resident was only able to bring the one day's worth of income from their store, which was also gutted.

The estimated cost of damage, the BFP said, was pegged at P250,000.

The BFP is currently investigating the cause of the fire. — BAP, GMA News