Fire hits office at Philippine Army finance center

April 28, 2020

A nearly two-hour fire  hit an office inside the finance center of the Philippine Army Monday night, said Army spokesman Col. Ramon Zagala.

Zagala said the fire started at the Governance Strategy Management Office  inside the finance center of the Philippine Army around 8:45 pm.

"Firetrucks from other branches and neighboring cities came in rescue to help Army to extinguish the fire from causing further damage," he said.

"The Philippine Navy, Taguig City, Pasay City, Makati City, Ayala City, Baclaran and Pateros were among the primary responders who sent out trucks in addition to 15 other firetrucks that helped in putting out the fire," he added.

Zagala said no casualty was recorded after fire out was declared around 10:30 pm.

“This is an unfortunate event for the Philippine Army. However, we are very thankful that no one got hurt from the incident," he said.

"We deeply appreciate how other units and cities immediately responded in helping us to stop the fire before it caused further destruction to other Army properties," he added.

Zagala said the cost of damage is still to be determined while the cause of incident is being investigated.

"The Philippine Army is conducting an investigation regarding the cause of the fire and hopes that we find answers as soon as possible,” he said. Robina Asido/DMS