Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Faulty electrical wiring led to a fire at the University of Santo Tomas’ (UST) Quadricentennial Pavillion on Friday morning (October 9), a fire official said.
A tweet posted by The Varistarian, UST’s student publication, cited Insp. Efren Bereña, substation fire commander of the Sampaloc Fire Station, who said that the fire began in the duct system at the second floor of the building.
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(1/2) Insp. Efren Bereña, substation fire commander of the Sampaloc Fire Station says the fire started at the second floor of the QPav
— The Varsitarian (@varsitarianust) October 9, 2015
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The Manila Fire District’s Intelligence and Investigation Section (MFD-IIS) said that the fire started at around 10:57 a.m. It was declared out at 11:24 a.m.
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BREAKING: Fire was reported earlier at the UST Qadricentennial Pavillion. Details to follow. pic.twitter.com/IKRoCjeQZC
— The Varsitarian (@varsitarianust) October 9, 2015
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Although initially attributed to faulty wiring, SFO4 John Joseph Jalique of the MFD-IIS, who is investigating the fire, said that he was considering another factor as the cause of the fire.
However, Jalique said he still couldn’t reveal the information as the investigation was still ongoing.
