Fire hits Isabela City's public market

Fire struck the Isabela City Public Market in Basilan on Monday night.

According to a report on GMA News TV's News TV Live, the fire started at around 9 p.m.

The firefighters were still trying to put out the fire as of 11 p.m. as they were having a problems with the water supply.

FIRE ALERT: Sunog sa isang palengke sa Isabela City, Basilan, nakataas na sa ikatlong alarma; aabot sa 50 bahay malapit sa palengke, nadamay na rin sa sunog. | via @hero_peewee pic.twitter.com/2re26urAeT

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) March 4, 2019

In a separate report by Peewee Bacuño on GMA Super Radyo dzBB, around 50 nearby residential establishments had also been affected by the fire.

Authorities have yet to determine what caused the blaze. — Dona Magsino/DVM, GMA News