Fire probers say Mandaluyong mall fire due to faulty wiring

Fire trucks at the SM Megamall complex in Mandaluyong City. PHOTO courtesy of MMDA

Faulty wiring caused the fire that hit a big shopping mall in Mandaluyong City on Thursday night, fire investigators have found.

In a preliminary report released on Friday, investigators said the fire broke out around 7:12 p.m. Thursday at the construction site located at the back of the mall. The blaze reached third alarm before firefighters declared a fire out around 1:30 a.m. Friday.

No casualties have been reported.

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Chief Insp. Anthony Villena, deputy fire marshall of Mandaluyong City, said in the report that the blaze “emanated from a faulty wiring.”

Further investigation on the incident is still underway.   /kga