Fire hits Manila Pavilion

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A fire broke out Sunday morning at a hotel in Manila, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said.

As of posting, BFP Fire Officer 3 Rowena Calleja confirmed that the blaze was destroying the Manila Pavilion hotel along United Nations Avenue in Ermita.

Calleja said that the fire started at about 9:30 a.m. and reached the 5th alarm at 10:09 a.m.

The BFP raised the alarm to Task Force Bravo at 11:30 a.m.

In a report by Radyo Inqurier 990AM, BFP Chief Inspector Crossid Cante said the fire started at the second floor of the hotel.

Firefighters were still trying to put out the fire as of posting. The cause of the fire was still unknown. /cbb