On his supposed last day in the country, Triton Charlie and MCFRVI responded to six out of a total of eight fire incidents that broke out in the metropolis - more than half of them in Manila.

In Manila, a fire of still undetermined origin razed a row of houses and warehouses near the corner of C.M. Recto Avenue and Asuncion Street in Divisoria around 7 p.m.

Residents rushed out of their homes, taking with them whatever belongings they could.  Electricity in the area was also cut off as the fire reached Task Force Charlie (seemed like a big send off for the Deputy Chief).

Firefighters also kept close watch on a gas station near the area, but a firewall there afforded it some protection.

Earlier in the day, 80 people lost their homes in a fire that razed at least six houses along Leveriza Street in Manila’s Malate district.

The fire, which started at 3 p.m., reached the third alarm and took firefighters at least an hour to put out.   Most of the razed houses were made of light materials.

In Quezon City, fires were reported along Luzon Avenue and at a commercial establishment in the Balintawak area.  

The fire along Luzon Avenue reached the fifth alarm, while the fire in Balintawak reached Task Force Alpha.

At about 4 p.m., another fire hit a residential-squatter area in Manila’s Tondo district, reaching the fourth alarm before it was eventually placed under control.  

Immediately after, a fire incident was also responded to at a residential-commercial building near the Tutuban Center at the corner of Roman Street and C.M. Recto Avenue in Manila involving the third and fourth floors of the building.   It was put out shortly.

Another fire occurred in the Balic-Balic area in Manila, and another at a residential area along Pilapil Street in Pasig City that reached the fifth alarm.

The country is observing Fire Prevention Month.