20130208 Philippines P300k in property destroyed as predawn fire hits Manila residential building
Philippines Feb 08 2013 “Apartment houses” “Building” “Houses”
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P300k in property destroyed as predawn fire hits Manila residential building
Updated: 2013-02-08-10:01
Some P300,000 in property was destroyed after a predawn fire hit a residential building in Manila’s Sampaloc district Friday.
No one was initially reported injured in the incident at the corner of Makiling and Basilio Streets in Sampaloc, radio dzBB’s Cecilia Villarosa reported.
Manila Fire Department Chief Inspector Bonifacio Carta was quoted in the report as saying the fire started at 4:29 a.m. and reached the third alarm.
Firefighters managed to put it out at 4:54 a.m.
An initial investigation showed the fire started at the third floor of the building, at the residential unit of lawyer Alberto Bernardo.
However, arson investigators are still determining what caused the fire. —KG, GMA News
Websource:GMA News Online
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Date:2013-02-08
Country:Philippines