MANILA, Philippines – As of 3:10 p.m. Monday the Festival Mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, was still closed to the public except the Shopwise supermarket, with only the employees working inside the mall being allowed in, while an inspection by personnel of the fire bureau was ongoing.
Fire razed a portion of the mall around 11:05 Monday morning and reached first alarm before it was put out around 11:45 a.m., said Senior Fire Officer 1 John de Guzman of the city’s fire department.
De Guzman said the fire started at the Bench store on the second level of the shopping center, adding that they had yet to determine what caused it.
He said that no information had reached their department if anyone was injured during the fire.
Six firetrucks responded to the area, De Guzman said.