Larawan: Sunog sa komunidad na lumalaban sa demolisyon, hinihinalang sinadya

Naiwang walang tahanan ang halos 200 pamilya sa Sitio San Roque, North Triangle sa Quezon City nang masunog noong Mayo 22 ng gabi. Hinala ng mga residente, sinadya ang sunog--na umano'y nagmula sa tinapon na gasolina--para mapilitan silang lumayas mula sa kani-kanilang tahanan. Noong nakaraang linggo, nagsagawa ng sunud-sunod na protesta ang mga maralita, kasama ang grupong Kadamay (Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap), laban sa napipintong demolisyon para bigyang-daan ang proyektong Quezon City Central Business District. Ngayo'y nakatipon sa basketball court ng barangay, nangangako pa rin ang mga residente na lalabanan ang demolisyon, sa kabila ng trahedya. (Kuha ni Buck Pago/AKP Images)
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what happened yesterday is a great tragedy. The house where the fire begun was owned by my auntie and I could not accept the fact that they are claiming that this happened of improper electrical wiring installation and overload since nobody is living at that place at that moment since all of the “boarders” of that house have already “volunteered” to be relocated in Montalban and that the electricity of that house has been already cut a week ago. Aside from that my cousin and some of his neighbor who was just living near the house notices some “unusual” incidents like they hear something like a glass thing was thrown at the house before. Aside from that on the vicinity you could smell the scent of gasoline. My cousin almost died trying to stopped the fire and saving the things they can unfortunately, he only saved his daughter and some documents. He did not even saved a single cloth for him, his wife and his daughter.