Fr. Sanny de Claro, parish priest, made the announcement after celebrating mass at a tent outside the church Sunday morning.
De Claro said the fire, that reached third alarm damaged the church, including the pews, images of saints, and the entire convent where the Santo Niño de Pandacan was being kept.
Nang maganap ang sunog, ang imahen ng Mahal na Poong Santo Niño ay nasa chapel sa kumbento. Napakabilis ng pagkalat ng apoy na kahit ang mga naiwan dito sa ating parokya ay walang nailigtas maliban sa kanilang suot na damit (When the fire broke out, the image of the Venerated Santo Niño was at the chapel in the convent. The fire spread quickly, and even those who were staying in the parish were only able to save the clothes in their back), he said.
At around 10 a.m. Saturday, authorities found one of the image's three Tres Potencias buried under deep ash with half of it already melted, the parish priest said.
Later, they also found the globe and cross that the Santo Niño was holding, its andador, and its burnt clothes.
This story is from the July 13, 2020 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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