Colon fire leaves 40 families homeless

Forty families were made homeless on when a fire fire destroyed two buildings between Calle 5 and 6 and Avenida Balboa in Colon, on Wednesday June 17..

Elias Delgado, regional director of the Ministry of Housing, said the total number of people impacted by the blaze is not known, but The MInistryhas already started to find alternate housing for the victims.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
“Our biggest problem is always with water pressure,” said Colón Fire Chief Leonel Santizo.The department was able to draw water from a nearby bay to fight the fire.