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Residents salvage materials after a fire in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
17 Nov 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Residents salvage materials after a fire in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila November 17, 2009. There were no reported injuries or deaths in the fire that destroyed about a thousand houses and displaced some 5000 families, according to Pablito Cordeta, senior superintendent and regional director of the Bureau of Fire Protection. Authorities are still investigating the cause of fire. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES DISASTER SOCIETY)
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Residents search for salvageable materials after a fire in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila November 17, 2009. There were no reported injuries or deaths in the fire that destroyed about a thousand ...


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