JV Ejercito’s ‘lucky car,’ SUV burn in Mandaluyong autoshop blaze
Fire engulfs the Autoplus car center on Edsa on Monday morning, Feb. 18, 2019. SCREENGRAB from Colins_Mab Twitter
MANILA, Philippines – Two vehicles of Senator JV Ejercito were among those that burned when fire broke out at an auto repair shop in Mandaluyong City on Monday morning.
In a Twitter post, Ejercito said his “lucky” Toyota Sequioa for 10 years was one of the cars destroyed in the blaze.
“I feel sad, my car for the past 10 years, my Toyota Sequioa burned in the fire at Autoplus Car Center this morning,” Ejercito said.
I feel sad, my car for the past 10 years, my Toyota Sequioa burned in the fire at Autoplus Car Center this morning. Feeling sentimental because we’ve been through so many battles and it was my most reliable, not to mention “lucky” car. Will be missing this car. pic.twitter.com/78w3MszFic
FEATURED STORIES— JV Ejercito (@jvejercito) February 18, 2019
“Feeling sentimental because we’ve been through so many battles and it was my most reliable, not to mention “lucky” car. Will be missing this car,” he added.
The senator’s Ford Everest was also reported damaged.
The fire at Autoplus car center started at 11:14 a.m. It was raised to the second alarm at 11:30 a.m. /cbb
READ: Fire engulfs auto repair shop in Mandaluyong City
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