In photos: A day after the Ermita fire

 

An image of Sto. Nino is among the survivors of Tuesday’s fire in Baranangay Ermita in Cebu City. CDN Digital | photo by Tonee Despojo

Cebu City, Philippines – Some of the victims of the fire in Barangay Ermita have taken shelter at the unfinished second unit building of the Carbon Public Market in Sitio Bato, located just meters from the scene of the fire.

LOOK: Scenes from Ermita fire 

Others opted to stay in tents set up just outside of the Carbon Public Market while some are at the Barangay Ermita gym.

LOOK: More images from the Ermita fire in Cebu City

Nearly 2,000 persons were displaced after Tuesday afternoon’s  (February 5, 2019) fire that razed over a hundred houses.

Read more: Fire razes at least 100 houses in 3 sitios in Ermita, Cebu City

Here are some images of the situation of the victims a day after the fire:

 

 

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