Grease triggers fire in Makati mall resto; no one hurt, losses at P20K

Fire hits Gold's Gym in Glorietta in Makati.

Fire hit Gold’s Gym and TGI Friday’s in Glorietta Sunday evening, Nov. 20, 2016. —Photo from video taken by Twitter user Hazel Lou Bartolome

MANILA — Fire hit a restaurant in a mall in Makati City Sunday night due to accumulated grease in the kitchen duct, arson investigators said.

The fire broke out at 7:55 p.m. in the kitchen of Hacienda Inasal owned by Arceli Aldeguer, SFO3 Gerson Moncada and FO2 Roel Pacubat said.

The restaurant is located on the ground floor of Glorietta 3, Parkway Drive, Ayala Center, Barangay San Lorenzo.

The fire was initially reported to have started at the nearby Gold’s Gym.

No one was reported hurt.

The fire reached  first alarm at 8:05 p.m. with 11 fire trucks and two ambulances responding. It was put out at 9:09 p.m.

The cost of damage was estimated at P20,000.  SFM/rga

Read more...