MANILA, Philippines — Fire broke out at a warehouse in Barangay Dela Paz in Pasig City on Sunday night, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported.
LOOK: Scenes from the fire that broke out at Roosevelt Chemical Warehouse Inc in F. Mariano, Dela Paz, Pasig City.
According to the BFP, the fire has reached 4th alarm as of 7:33 p.m. @inquirerdotnet pic.twitter.com/QBXDhWrRZj
— Katrina Hallare (@khallareINQ) January 17, 2021
Citing a report from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said the warehouse on fire was the Roosevelt Chemical Warehouse located near Marcos Highway.
“BFP, DRRMO and NGO firefighters arrived quickly on site. Ingat po . Iwas muna sa area kung maaari,” Sotto said in a tweet.
As per report of DRRMO , Roosevelt Chemical warehouse yung nasusunog sa F Mariano Brgy Dela Paz malapit sa Marcos Hihgway.
BFP DRRMO and NGO firefighters arrived quickly on site . Ingat po . iwas muna sa area kung maaari
— Vico Sotto (@VicoSotto) January 17, 2021
The BFP said the fire was raised to the fourth alarm at 7:33 p.m., nearly 30 minutes after the bureau initially declared the fire on the first alarm at 7:04 p.m.
Pasig BFP told INQUIRER.net that the fire is under control as of 8:46 p.m.
This is a developing story.
