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WATCH: Aerial footage shows the extent of the severe fire in Parola Compound, Binondo, District 3, Manila, on Saturday, May 23. Task Force Bravo alarm requiring 28 fire trucks remains raised, with authorities coordinating with the Philippine Air Force for possible aerial… pic.twitter.com/2XdxG61LBn
On Saturday, the Philippine Coast Guard played a part in responding to a major waterfront fire in the Tondo district of Manila, providing support from the water side and helping administer first aid on shore.
At about 1450 hours on Saturday afternoon, a large-scale conflagration broke out in the Parola district of Tondo, Manila, located in between the Philippine Coast Guard’s Manila station and the Manila International Container Terminal. The Parola Compound is a tightly packed low-income neighborhood, walled off from the road network and largely inaccessible by car, and firefighters spent hours attempting to contain the spread.
PCG servicemembers provided a physical bucket brigade to move water to the front lines of the fire. From the water side, three PCG RIB boats, two inflatable boats and a Metal Shark patrol boat responded to the scene, along with a local ferry boat and a fire boat from nearby Mandaluyong City.
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