Manila - Thousands of people were left homeless in an overnight fire that razed houses in a slum area in the Philippine capital but left no one injured, a local official said on Tuesday.
The blaze began late on Monday in Parola compound in Manila's district of Tondo and was put out only early on Tuesday, according to Johnny Yu, chief of Manila Disaster Risk Reduction office.
More than 10 000 people were left homeless, Yu said.