Thick smoke billows from a pile of garbage in Muntinlupa City

Thick smoke billows from a pile of garbage in Muntinlupa City

By: - Reporter / @zacariansINQ
/ 04:46 PM April 29, 2024

Photo from Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management 

Photo from Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management

MANILA, Philippines — Fire ignited from a pile of garbage in Muntinlupa on Monday afternoon, said the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) on Monday.

According to the BFP–Muntinlupa, the blaze was reported around 2:46 p.m. in a vacant lot along Sitio Rizal, Barangay Bagong Alabang.

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The area is apparently being used by residents as a dumpsite.

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“It is a verified rubbish fire,” the BFP told INQUIRER.net

Photo from Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management 

Photo from Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management

It was declared under control at exactly 4:00 p.m.

READ: Dumpsite sparks fire in Talisay, Cebu; 5 hectares affected

Meanwhile, no injuries caused by the fire have so far been reported.

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