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A boy sits on his charred house after a fire in Mandaluyong City
17 Nov 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A boy sits on his charred house 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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