MANILA – Fire broke out at a chemical warehouse in Maypajo, Caloocan Wednesday night but no injuries were reported.
The fire at the 1,000 square meters paint thinner warehouse was put under control at 3:40 a.m.
“Narinig ko sumabog siya pagtingin ko nagliyab na,” said security guard Jerson Pagalang.
Pagalang could no longer use their fire extinguisher as the blaze quickly spread because of the chemicals stored inside the warehouse.
The fire also destroyed the company’s two delivery trucks.
Meanwhile, residents in the area panicked, but they managed to help each other by dousing their houses with water to save it from the fire.
“May fire wall naman kaya wala namang nadamay na residential houses sa paligid nito,” said Fire Superintendent Antonio Razal.
Many residents decided to evacuate their homes at the height of the fire.
“Baka kako sumabog bigla, ginising na naming yung apo ko na kambal,” said Flor Santos.
Report from Kiko Faulve, ABS-CBN News
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