Thousands displaced by Manila slum fire | The World

At least 2000 homes have been destroyed in a fire that engulfed a slum area of downtown Manila. Firefighters battled the blaze for eight hours as the dense settlement of corrugated iron and wood dwellings quickly went up in flames, displacing thousands of people. Amelia Costigan reports it’s the latest building fire episode in the Philippines.
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