MANILA, Philippines – A small fire that lasted approximately 15 minutes broke out at the open storage area at the back portion of the Court of Appeals (CA) Centennial Building Thursday afternoon, February 13.
Senior Fire Officer 3 John Joseph Jalique said the rubbish fire reached alarm 1 but was immediately put out shortly after. Witnesses reported the fire began at around 1:34 pm.
“Sa initial findings natin is discarded cigarette butt, although yun naman kasi ang nearest probable cause natin. Wala naman po kasing involved na electrical,” said Jalique.
(In our initial findings, it [came from] a discarded cigarette butt, although that is the nearest probable cause. There were no electrical wires involved.)
A CA staff who witnessed the fire said a cigerette butt was thrown at the open storage area from a nearby building at the Department of Justice (DOJ).
CA personnel were evacuated from Room 112 of the building. – Rappler.com
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