Asia-Pacific

Manila slum-dwellers wade through debris after fire

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2011-04-08 11:04

A boy wades in neck-deep sea water filled with debris while searching for valuable items after a fire razed some 500 houses along a coastal village in Malabon city, north of Manila April 7, 2011. The fire, believed to be caused by an exploding liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tank, started before dawn on Thursday. No casualties were reported but at least 3,000 residents lost their homes. Fire fighters had a difficult time getting to the scene and putting out the blaze because the houses were close to each other and made of light materials, local media reported.[Photo/Agencies]

A man, half-submerged in mud, searches though debris for valuable items after a fire razed some 500 houses in Maysilo village, Malabon city, north of Manila April 7, 2011.[Photo/Agencies]