Around 1,000 houses were destroyed in the blaze, officials say, months after a similar incident in the Philippine capital.

Nov. 25 (UPI) --A large fire swept through a shanty town near the port area of Manila in the Philippines on Sunday night, destroying about 1,000 homes and leaving more than 8,000 people homeless.

Drone footage shared by the Manila government’s disaster management office showed the extent of the fire, which razed the houses along the capital’s port area. The fire started around 8AM (00: ...

which is Manila’s largest slum area home to roughly 654,220 people. Many live in shabby shacks across densely packed streets near a busy commercial port. There have been no immediate reports of ...

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Nov. 25 (UPI) --A large fire swept through a shanty town near the port area of Manila in the Philippines on Sunday night, destroying about 1,000 homes and leaving more than 8,000 people homeless.