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Fire hits SC Data Center, is put under control

/ 07:42 AM April 12, 2022

A fire occurred at the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).

FILE PHOTO: The Supreme Court logo. (INQUIRER/LYN RILLON)

(Updated: 8:21 a.m., April 12)

MANILA, Philippines — A fire occurred at the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).

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The BFP said in an initial report that the fire at the High Court along Padre Faura Street in Manila was declared at first alarm at 6:05 a.m.

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The BFP said the fire broke out at the Judiciary Data Center Room on the court’s ground floor.

According to the bureau, the fire was put under control at 7:47 a.m. and was totally extinguished at 7:55 a.m.

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The BFP is investigating the cause of the fire.

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Atty. Brian Keith Hosaka, Supreme Court’s Public Information Chief and spokesperson, also confirmed the incident.

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“The fire is already controlled and confined only in the Data Center housed in the SC Centennial Building along Padre Faura. I was told that a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) in the data center caught fire,” he said in a message to reporters.

The BFP has yet to release other details of the fire as of posting time.

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