Military helicopters doused the raging orange flames which had taken hold of the closely built slum area of Isla Puting ... houses in the densely populated Tondo region razed to the ground.

MANILA, Philippines — Fire destroyed 30 houses in Isla Puting Bato, Tondo, early Thursday morning and left around 300 people homeless in Manila, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported.

MANILA, Philippines — President ... by the massive fire at Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, Manila. The blaze displaced at least 2,000 families from the slum area, as it burned at least 1,000 houses ...