Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 22) — The Manila Central Post Office is now “totally burned” following the fire that hit the building late Sunday, Bureau of Fire Protection-National Capital Region (BFP-NCR) Director Chief Superintendent Nahum Tarroza said on Monday.
\”Totally burned po lahat ang ating structure natin. Hundred percent ito…Talagang nakakalungkot dahil may kalumaan ito. Isa ito sa kasaysayan natin, itong building. Pero talagang ‘di namin kinaya. Kailangan talaga ito ma-preserve na ‘yung structure na lang niya,\” Tarroza said.
[Translation: The structure is totally burned. This is 100%. This is truly saddening because the building is old. It is part of our history. But we really couldn’t handle it. The structure needs to be preserved.]
The Manila Fire Station said the fire started in the post office’s basement past 11 p.m. Sunday. It was placed on the highest fire alarm level, which is general alarm, at 5:54 a.m. Monday. The fire was declared under control past 7 a.m. Firefighters still continue to extinguish the fire.
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EARLIER: A massive fire hit the Manila Central Post Office in the country's capital late Sunday night. It was declared under control more than seven hours after it erupted. https://t.co/65vZtuz6aQ
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