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Thousands of people lose homes in Manila slum fire (AP)

April 25th, 2010

Firefighters train their hoses on burning shanties at a slum area in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines, Sunday, April 25, 2010. Metro Manila fire marshal Pablo Cordeta said that about 300 shanties were affected leaving some 1,500 families homeless. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - A huge fire sweeping through a shantytown outside the Philippine capital has destroyed about 300 houses and left about 7,000 people homeless.


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