FILE PHOTO Facade of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center on Sgt. Esguerra Street in Quezon City. INQUIRER file photo / EDWIN BACASMAS
MANILA, Philippines – An electrical fire struck the ABS-CBN compound in Quezon City on Tuesday morning, causing ANC and Teleradyo to temporarily halt its broadcasting operations.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, the fire reached the first alarm before it was declared out around 8:39 a.m.
ANC and TeleRadyo, in separate tweets, said they are temporarily suspending their respective programs due to the blaze.
JUST IN: ANC temporarily halts broadcasting its programs after a fire broke out in a building at the ABS-CBN compound this Tuesday morning.
More details to follow on https://t.co/KqfpdyHyO3 pic.twitter.com/IzO40rV7Mb
— ABS-CBN News Channel (@ANCALERTS) September 5, 2022
JUST IN: Pansamantalang sinuspende ang mga programa ng TeleRadyo matapos sumiklab ang sunog sa isang gusali sa ABS-CBN compound ngayong Martes ng umaga.
Abangan ang karagdagang detalye sa https://t.co/LWubTKbBRw. pic.twitter.com/4fIUUNUYaA
— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) September 5, 2022
ABS-CBN journalist Jeff Canoy also took to Twitter to share that they had to abruptly end their early morning news program as they needed to evacuate after the smoke alarms went off in the main building.