8 hurt, 2,600 houses razed in fire in Jolo, Sulu

Eight people were injured and 2,600 houses were razed in a fire that razed two barangays in Jolo, Sulu on Tuesday.

It took nine hours for firemen to put out the fire which started past 2 p.m. Tuesday, according to a report on News To Go on Wednesday.

Firetrucks could not immediately enter the narrow streets to put out the fire.

There were also not enough firemen.

An estimated 26,000 residents lost homes in the fire.

Authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire.

The ARMM government, with their humanitarian team, deploys a team to load 200 sacks of rice and relief goods to an Air Force C-130 plane on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, for immediate response to the thousands of fire victims in Jolo, Sulu. Jo Henry

Affected residents are staying at an evacuation center as of posting time.

The government has sent relief goods to aid the affected residents. —KG, GMA News