Family news

Here are news links to the Palenke fire...several different stories on how it started.
and why it took so long for the firemen to arrive (and no hydrants).

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Earlier, FO3 Simons aid the fire, which started at the center portion of the market at about 2 a.m., reached general alarm level as of 4:30 a.m.

“Ang gitna ng palengke ang nasunog, ang tinitinda doon mga damit, grocery, plastic (The center part of the market was burning. Stalls in that part sell clothes, groceries and plastic items)," he said.

Simon said power has been cut off to the market and neighboring areas to prevent electrical fires from starting.

He said no one was reported injured as of 4 a.m., and that the cause of the fire remained undetermined.

As of 6:30 a.m., dzRH radio reported that while the flames had stopped, explosions were still heard at the market.

Its correspondent said there was no watchman or market administrator at the scene as of Sunday morning. Vendors wept upon seeing the fire.