Fire engulfs a truck and bus parked at BFCT Terminal, Barangay Calumpang, in Marikina City on Sunday morning. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, two people died and five others were injured in the incident. (Photo courtesy of Marikina Filipino – Chinese Fire Brigade Volunteers Facebook)
MANILA, Philippines — Two people died as fire engulfed a truck and a bus parked at a transport terminal in Marikina City on Sunday morning.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the blaze that started at 9:14 a.m. at the BFCT Terminal in Barangay Calumpang also injured five other people. It added that the fire quickly progressed to the first alarm two minutes after it began.
Authorities said they have yet to establish the identities of the deceased individuals.
The fire was declared under control at 9:41 a.m. and extinguished at 9:44 a.m., the BFP said.
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Fire engulfs a truck and bus parked at BFCT Terminal, Barangay Calumpang, in Marikina City on Sunday morning. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, two people died and five others were injured in the incident. (Photo courtesy of Marikina Filipino – Chinese Fire Brigade Volunteers Facebook)
Fire engulfs a truck and bus parked at BFCT Terminal, Barangay Calumpang, in Marikina City on Sunday morning. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, two people died and five others were injured in the incident. (Photo courtesy of Marikina Filipino – Chinese Fire Brigade Volunteers Facebook)
Fire engulfs a truck and bus parked at BFCT Terminal, Barangay Calumpang, in Marikina City on Sunday morning. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, two people died and five others were injured in the incident. (Photo courtesy of Marikina Filipino – Chinese Fire Brigade Volunteers Facebook)
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