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Some 500 shanties were razed in the fire, leaving 1,000 families homeless.

Residents and firefighters try to put out a fire at a slum area in Quezon City, the Philippines, Dec. 27, 2016. Some 500 shanties were razed in the fire, leaving 1,000 families homeless. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

Some 500 shanties were razed in the fire, leaving 1,000 families homeless.

Shanties are engulfed in flames at a slum area in Quezon City, the Philippines, Dec. 27, 2016. Some 500 shanties were razed in the fire, leaving 1,000 families homeless. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

Some 500 shanties were razed in the fire, leaving 1,000 families homeless.

A resident tries to put out a fire at a slum area in Quezon City, the Philippines, Dec. 27, 2016. Some 500 shanties were razed in the fire, leaving 1,000 families homeless. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

Some 500 shanties were razed in the fire, leaving 1,000 families homeless.

A firefighter and a resident work together to put out a fire at a slum area in Quezon City, the Philippines, Dec. 27, 2016. Some 500 shanties were razed in the fire, leaving 1,000 families homeless. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

Some 500 shanties were razed in the fire, leaving 1,000 families homeless.

Shanties are engulfed in flames at a slum area in Quezon City, the Philippines, Dec. 27, 2016. Some 500 shanties were razed in the fire, leaving 1,000 families homeless. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)