Drone footage from the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office showed raging orange flames razing densely packed stilt homes in Isla Puting Bato, a squalid area of Tondo, Manila.

Manila, Philippines - November 24, 2024 A massive fire broke out in Isla Puting Bato, Tondo, Manila, Philippines, on November 24, 2024, devastating the densely populated area. The blaze destroyed ...

The blaze broke out in Isla Puting Bato, in Manila’s Tondo district, on Sunday morning local time. The fire quickly spread within minutes, according to the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and ...

MANILA, Philippines — Five areas in the city of Manila that were gutted by fire last Sunday, including the depressed community of Isla Puting Bato, have been placed under a state of calamity.

The blaze broke out in the slums of Isla Puting Bato - a squatter settlement that sits next to the heavily polluted Manila Bay - on the morning of November 24. Terrified locals tied their ...

A 5-alarm fire in Isla Puting Bato, in Manila’s Tondo district, engulfed multiple homes on Sunday, November 24. The fire broke out in Manila’s Isla Puting Bato, shortly after 8am on Sunday, and was ...