Fire ripped through a 22-storey tall apartment block today (April 29) in Manila, the Philippines.<br /><br />The emergency services were called just before 1 pm local time when flames appeared near the top of the Pacific Coast Plaza Condominium in the Tambo area.<br /><br />Resident Roy Santos said: ‘’The flames are still burning now. They started about an hour ago before 1 pm.<br /><br />‘’The back of the building is burning. I don’t know if people are inside or everybody managed to escape.<br /><br />''It's scary. There are many people who live there.''<br /><br />The fire is believed to have started on the 21st floor of the building at around 12:37 pm. The Bureau of Fire Protection raised the general alarm at 12:46 p.m. <br /><br />It is not known how many people were inside the building at the time of the fire or if there are any casualties.
