Fire razes 26 houses in Quezon City

MANILA, Philippines — At least 35 families were left homeless when a fire broke out at a residential area in Quezon City before dawn yesterday.

The blaze started in the bedroom of one of the apartments on Ermin Garcia street in Barangay E. Rodriguez at around 3:15 a.m., officials said.

The fire destroyed 26 houses and reached third alarm before it was put out at around 4:45 a.m. 

Authorities said the fire caused P150,000 in structural damages.

A firefighter sustained a laceration on his finger during the fire, whose cause is still unknown.