Manila fire destroys P500K worth of goods

MANILA, Philippines - A fire broke out on Wednesday inside a building in Manila during the height of the celebration of New Year's Day, destroying P500,000 worth of properties.

No one was hurt during the blaze inside the unit, owned by a certain John Tan, at the R-Square building on R. Roman St., Binondo, Manila.

Quoting a Manila fire department official, radio reports said the blaze  started around 12:12 a.m. and spread to the third and fourth floors of building.

One of the units contained several plastic mannequins and ready-to-wear clothes, reports said.

Firefighters  put out the flames around 2 am, reports added.

Arson investigators are still looking into the cause of the fire.