The Inquirer:
The crowd was very unruly. This wasn’t your ordinary crowd because some of them were drunk as it was Christmas Eve, while others possibly high (on drugs),” Dolot said.
He said the crowd was the primary reason why it took firefighters long to put out the fire.
He said the unruly behavior of some of the residents caused some of the fire volunteers to leave the scene for fear of their lives.
MANILA, Philippines — What was supposed to be a day filled with merrymaking turned into one of the most tragic moments in the lives of thousands of families in San Juan City, after their houses were razed by a monster fire early Tuesday morning.
