Fire hits kropek factory in Valenzuela City

MANILA, Philippines - Fire of still undetermined origin razed a factory making kropek (seafood crackers) in Valenzuela City shortly before midnight Monday, a radio report said. Radio dzBB reported Tuesday that no one was reported injured in the fire, which started shortly before midnight and was put out before 1 a.m. Initial reports indicated the fire started at the factory at Feliciano Street in Ugong village in Valenzuela City. The blaze reached the first alarm but firefighters quickly put off the fire, which occurred a day after four fires hit residential areas in Metro Manila in a single day on Sunday . - GMANews.TV