At least 17 people including four older adults and two minors were left homeless after a fire that started at noon in the El Trocadero building on Calle 14 Santa Ana on Friday. January

The housing ministry is expected to have the exact figures of those affected on Saturday.

With more than four firefighting vehicles, the Panama Fire Department put out the fire in the 8-D building near Calle 14, Santa Ana.

Fire Service personnel from Calidonia, Plaza Amador, Balboa and Carrasquilla were called to control the flames in the three-story building.

Specialists of the Fire Department are investigating the causes of the fire.