MANILA, Philippines — Fire broke out in Barangay Doña Imelda, Quezon City on Friday morning. The fire reached the third alarm at 7:44 a.m., according to emergency dispatch service TXTFire Philippines. The fire was first reported at around 7:24 a.m.ADVERTISEMENTIt was declared under control at 8:40 a.m. Dark and thick smoke can be seen emerging from an area despite a light drizzle based on a video posted by Twitter user Aprile Reantillo (Twitter handle: @anne_aprile). Reantillo said she heard an explosion past 7:00 a.m.Just now sunog here at St. Mesa pic.twitter.com/Pif7HJYZNX — Annesunget (@anne_aprile) July 18, 2019Firetrucks are already in the area, according to a dzBB report.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 19, 2019 00:56 UTC