12 December 2025 around evening 6:38 at o’clock philippines the capital of manila Of Mandaluyong City A massive fire broke out in a densely populated residential area. this fire barangay pleasant Hills Of block 5, nuevave Give febrero It began in 1700 and spread quickly because houses were made of light and flammable materials.

The flames rose very high and black smoke was visible far away, turning the evening sky orange. of fire alarm It increased rapidly and by 7:19 pm it had spread on a large scale.

More than 20 fire engines extinguished the fire

The fire department deployed more than 20 fire trucks and teams from surrounding areas. The fire was brought under control by midnight but the assessment of the damage is still going on. Due to this fire, about 500 families became homeless and their houses were completely burnt to ashes. The good thing is that till now there has been no news of anyone getting injured or dying in this accident.

Fire became a problem in poor settlements

Metro manila Such fires occur frequently in poor slums because the houses there are built very close together. of electricity wiring It is bad and the streets are narrow due to which fire engines can hardly reach. The incident again highlights the city’s fire safety problems.

manila Arson is not a new thing in the area

• Before 6 August 2025 Tondo Of happyland aroma A huge fire broke out in the area in which hundreds of families were affected.
• in september 2025 Tondo Two separate fires broke out in, one on September 13 happyland Which affected about 1100 families and a second fire broke out the next day.
• in november 2024 Tondo Of Isla putting A huge fire broke out in Bato area in which about 1000 houses were burnt and more than 8000 people became homeless. This fire continued to burn for eight hours and water was poured from a helicopter.
• in March 2024 Tondo Of happyland A fire broke out in which the fire brigade personnel But there was also an attack.
• Even in December 2023 happyland More than 1500 people were rendered homeless by the fire.
• one in 2017 slum Area 15,000 people were rendered homeless by the fire.