Fire at roofdeck of hotel near NAIA put out after an hour

September 8, 2017

A fire hit the Sheraton Hotel beside Resorts World near NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Friday afternoon.

FO1 Mark Santos, Bureau of Fire and Protection in Pasay City said in a phone  interview with the Daily Manila Shimbun the fire involved a cooling tower at the roof deck where welding was going on.

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Director General Jim Sydiongco said in a viber message: "Air traffic control was not disrupted".

Santos said they received a report about the fire at 3:34 pm. It reached second alarm at 3:48 pm and  was put out at 4:30 pm., he added.

He said the cause of the fire is not yet determined. Alanna Ambi/DMS