More than 7,000 individuals were affected in a fire that hit Parola Compound in Binondo, Manila, according to Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno on Sunday, 24 May.

According to the reports, 7,123 were affected, this includes 2,768 minors, and 310 are senior citizens, and around 3,000 families.

The Manila government assists around 2,500 families who were displaced at Delpan Evacuation Center; some of the residents have not been able to register their families in the family card.

Moreno has assured the victims that the city government will provide financial assistance to help them recover as early as Monday afternoon.

Investigators said 1,266 damaged structures affected the more than ten-hour fire, where several Philippine Coast Guards help extinguish the fire.

The fire in the residential area started around 3 p.m. on Saturday, 23 May, and rapidly spread and reached Task Force Charlie at 5 p.m.