Heavy traffic on Edsa Guadalupe due to big fire (April 19 2011)

[Patti]

Just passed through heavy traffic along Edsa.... It took almost 2 hours to get from Ortigas Edsa to Greenbelt. May malaking fire at the Laperal compund near San Carlos seminary ba yun. Traffic is tied up and even firetrucks have difficulty passingthrough the gridlock. Firestarted at noon and as ofa few minutes ago, it's still goingon. Even northbound isaffected, sobetter use alternate routes instead of Edsa.

[ghosthunter]

Thanks for the info!

[Monseratto]

Squatters na naman. Overheating rice cooker daw ang cause. 4th time na daw since last year, the last one just this past January...

[_Qwerty_]

nilagyan na nang mataas na bakod yan tapos isang gate lang.. fire trap nga yang lugar na yan..

[Monseratto]

Mayor Binay adviced the ILLEGAL squatters not to rebuild in the area. Sana ganun rin mangyari sa North Triangle...

[CVT]

Sinadya?....

12.8K:foshizzle:

[vito corleone]

these squatters take over land that is not their own, endanger their lives, and turn to the gov't for support as if it is the gov't's sole responsibility to take care of them

paulit-ulit na lang. . .

dapat talaga ang binibigyan lang ng right to vote e yung mga legitimate residents na nagbabayad ng buwis para di na protektahan ng mga pulitiko ang mga squatters


http://ph.news.yahoo.com/fire-breaks...guadalupe.html

By Jason Domantay | Yahoo Newsroom – Tue, Apr 19, 2011 2:34 PM PHT

The Bureau of Fire Protection raised the “general alarm” over Guadalupe, Makati due to a fire.

As of 11:55 a.m. today, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), through their CCTV cameras, was monitoring the fire that broke out at the Laperal Compound in Barangay Guadalupe Viejo, Makati. Officials said fire trucks were immediately deployed to the affected area and traffic was redirected.

An MMDA official reported that the fire trucks initially faced obstructions due to jeepneys on the road. He said that the jeepneys had to be towed away to clear the roads for the fire trucks.

The Makati Command Control and Communications department said they are receiving reports of minor injuries due to the fire. No casualties have been confirmed.

As of this writing, there is still no confirmed cause of the fire, pending the investigation of the authorities. The “general alarm” status remained unchanged from up until 2 p.m. today.

Meanwhile, the MMDA advised motorists to take alternate routes, especially if they passing though the southbound lane of EDSA near Guadalupe.

[Lucius]

these squatters take over land that is not their own, endanger their lives, and turn to the gov't for support as if it is the gov't's sole responsibility to take care of them

paulit-ulit na lang. . .

dapat talaga ang binibigyan lang ng right to vote e yung mga legitimate residents na nagbabayad ng buwis para di na protektahan ng mga pulitiko ang mga squatters


http://ph.news.yahoo.com/fire-breaks...guadalupe.html

By Jason Domantay | Yahoo Newsroom – Tue, Apr 19, 2011 2:34 PM PHT



The Bureau of Fire Protection raised the “general alarm” over Guadalupe, Makati due to a fire.

As of 11:55 a.m. today, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), through their CCTV cameras, was monitoring the fire that broke out at the Laperal Compound in Barangay Guadalupe Viejo, Makati. Officials said fire trucks were immediately deployed to the affected area and traffic was redirected.

An MMDA official reported that the fire trucks initially faced obstructions due to jeepneys on the road. He said that the jeepneys had to be towed away to clear the roads for the fire trucks.

The Makati Command Control and Communications department said they are receiving reports of minor injuries due to the fire. No casualties have been confirmed.

As of this writing, there is still no confirmed cause of the fire, pending the investigation of the authorities. The “general alarm” status remained unchanged from up until 2 p.m. today.

Meanwhile, the MMDA advised motorists to take alternate routes, especially if they passing though the southbound lane of EDSA near Guadalupe.

For sure madaming holdapers, snatchers at rapist sa area na yan.

Mahirap na magsalita but these SQUATTERS, they don't deserve to be given a temporary shelter.

[Monseratto]

Saan yung mga militante pro-squatters ngayon? May tulong inaabot ba ang AnakPawis, AnakBayan, AnakngTipaklong at Bayan? Walang pakinabang ata...

[ghosthunter]

Saan yung mga militante pro-squatters ngayon? May tulong inaabot ba ang AnakPawis, AnakBayan, AnakngTipaklong at Bayan? Walang pakinabang ata...

Wala yung media eh... so no media mileage if they go there and help the squatters.

[ghosthunter]

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquire...-2500-families

[SIZE="4"]Makati fire displaces 2,500 families[/SIZE]
By Tina Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:32:00 04/19/2011

MANILA, Philippines—Around 2,500 families lost their homes in a big fire that struck a depressed community near Edsa in Makati City at around noon on Tuesday.

Initial investigation showed that several residents—including three children, an elderly woman, a pregnant lady and a fire volunteer—suffered minor injuries as they fled from their burning houses in the Laperal Compound at Guadalupe Viejo.

The fire started in the house of a certain Michelle on Bernardino Street and spread quickly to the rest of the settlement.

SFO2 Gerson Moncada of the Makati Fire Department said they were looking at two possible causes: An unattended rice cooker or a computer that overheated.

Quoting Jesusa Magacaling, 52, secretary of the homeowners group in the compound, Moncada said that of the 1,000 structures in the area, 90 percent were destroyed in the fire.

At 12:35 p.m. firefighters declared a general alarm—the highest fire alarm level—which means that all available fire trucks in Metro Manila should help put out the blaze.

The fire was declared under control at 2:05 p.m. but it took another 10 minutes before it was put out.

Around 70 to 80 fire trucks rushed to the site and occupied most of the southbound lane of Edsa, causing heavy traffic in the area and prompting the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to reroute traffic.

A strong breeze that fanned the flames also worsened the situation. Apart from the shanties, billboards in the area also burned.

When the smoke cleared, some 900 shanties had been gutted, leaving about 2,500 families homeless, Moncada said.

Tuesday’s blaze was reportedly the fourth to hit the community which is packed with small houses made of light materials. It is located at the back of the Loyola Memorial Chapels and Crematorium.

The last fire in the area occurred in June 2008, arson investigators said.

This prompted the city government to call on residents to leave the compound and relocate instead to Bulacan and Laguna where there are housing sites ready to accommodate them.

Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay, who went to the area, said the huge compound was privately owned but that informal settlers had over the years erected clusters of homes that the city government had earlier warned were fire hazards.

“The compound had burned down several times in the past,” Binay said. “It is very clear that it is very dangerous to live there.”

Despite his warning, some residents were seen entering the compound to “scavenge” or check what was left of their houses even though firefighters had yet to contain the blaze.

Ella Garcia, 56, a mother of four, said that perhaps, Tuesday’s incident was just meant to test her faith.

“Maybe there’s a reason why all of these things happened. Look at the timing, today’s Holy Tuesday. Maybe He’s just trying to send us a message,” said Garcia in Filipino, tears welling up her eyes as she described the scene as “hell-like.”

“This is probably our penance,” added Joel Salvador, 47, who said that all he was able to save were the clothes he was wearing and his dog. “At least my family’s safe; that’s good enough.”

Binay, meanwhile, instructed the engineering and the social welfare departments to assist the affected residents. With Anna Bettina Pangalangan

[OTEP]

Just passed through heavy traffic along Edsa.... It took almost 2 hours to get from Ortigas Edsa to Greenbelt. May malaking fire at the Laperal compund near San Carlos seminary ba yun. Traffic is tied up and even firetrucks have difficulty passingthrough the gridlock. Firestarted at noon and as ofa few minutes ago, it's still goingon. Even northbound isaffected, sobetter use alternate routes instead of Edsa.

I was there. It was a general alarm and all available units had to respond. Arrived on board Metro Rescue (photo below) with our fire fighters on board Metro pumper.

I later learned that every year pala ay nasusunog ang lugar na iyan. I guess in an effort to drive out the informal settlers.

However, it is our job to save lives and property without fear or favor so we had to do our job the best we can.

[Monseratto]

avoid edsa south bound. those illegal rats commandeered a bus and blocked the road. even the MRT halted service because those idiots are stoning the trains.

[Chikselog]

Taken from MMDA twitpic.



Kakapal ng mukha!

[Monseratto]

MMDA was able to move the bus and southbound traffic is open. Those ILLEGAL rats have finally been overpowered... According to MRT PR, one of the rats got on the tracks and were using the gravel against the police.

[tidus1203]

I think in this case BRUTAL FORCE can now be used. Sobra na sila, they are already a threat to public safety...

[robot.sonic]

Hay... mga jologs talaga ang mga squatter. Tyranny of the weak.