20150217 Philippine Fire destroys 9 stores in Pangasinan
Philippines Feb 17 2015 “Stores”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire destroys 9 stores in Pangasinan
Updated: 2015-02-19-13:50
At least nine stores were razed in a fire believed caused by an electrical short circuit in Sual town in Pangasinan province late Tuesday night.
The fire started shortly before midnight at the back of one of the stalls in Barangay Poblacion East, GMA Dagupan reported Thursday.
“Tumaas yung sunog, tapos may pumutok. Tapos lumaki na, pinatay namin… gamit yung fire extinguisher, hindi na kaya eh,” stall owner Aldo Villafe said.
“Sumiklab yung apoy dito sa tabi namin sa puwesto. Nadamay lahat,” added another stall owner, Alberto Baluang.
An initial investigation by the Bureau of Fire Protection showed the fire may have stemmed from a short circuit.
The fire lasted an hour before it was put out.
“Nagmula roon sa electrical wiring sa likod ng mga stall… at mabilis na kumalat,” said BFP Sual spokesperson Joy Fernandez.
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