P52 million lost in Benguet town fire

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet— A four-storey warehouse caught fire at 11:50 a.m. on Thursday (Sept. 29), destroying P52 million worth of assorted grocery items.

The cause of the fire has not been determined at posting time.

The security guard of the Granville Corporation Supply Chain warehouse at Puguis village was able to shut down power to the building when he heard employees screaming, “Sunog! Sunog (Fire! Fire!),” said Chief Insp. Radino Belly, municipal police chief.

The warehouse is owned by Kenneth So.

The Bureau of Fire Protection put off the fire at 1:45 p.m. CDG/rga

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