Fire jostles office of state prosecutor

Department of Justice. INQUIRER

Department of Justice. INQUIRER

A slight commotion occurred at the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday after a small fire broke out inside the office of a state prosecutor.

The fire occurred at the 2nd floor of the Human Resources Building at the office of State Prosecutor Agapito Fajardo around 10 a.m.

DOJ personnel were ushered outside the building while the first responders used fire extinguishers to put out the flame.

Investigators said the cause of the fire was a lighted candle left beside a lighter on top of a refrigerator.

No one was reported hurt in the incident. TVJ

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