Fire destroys 400 homes during super typhoon
Fire destroys 400 homes during super typhoon
Residents of Brgy. Sineguelasan and Brgy. Alima, Bacoor, Cavite occupy the Bacoor Elementary School that serves as their evacuation center on November 2, 2020, after their houses were caught in a huge fire on Monday night that reached the fourth alarm.
In Cavite reclamation zone
All of the incidents happened in communities directly affected by the Bacoor Reclamation and Development Project, which spans 320-hectares along the Manila Bay coastline. The project is composed of two artificial islands, a road network, drainage system, containment structures, storm surge protection, and access ways.
By JUSTIN UMALI
Bulatlat.com
SANTA ROSA, Laguna – Almost 400 homes in a fisherfolk community in barangay Sineguelasan, Bacoor, Cavite went ablaze as super typhoon Rolly (international name: Goni) battered the province with 300 kph winds and rain.
The fire began at around 10 p.m. yesterday, Nov. 1, hours after most of the residents were evacuated as precaution for expected flooding. The fire reached fourth alarm before it was finally put out by firefighters at around 2 a.m. A total of 398 families and 1,641 individuals were affected.
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