P300K ESTIMATED WORTH OF DAMAGE IN 7-ELEVEN FIRE

July 29, 2023 Metro BLISTT

Photo Caption: AFTERNOON FIRE – Fire responders were on site to quell an ongoing fire incident along Session Road on July 24, 2023 No one were reported hurt during the incident.

Photo by Neil Clark Ongchangco

BAGUIO CITY

A fire broke out in a 7-Eleven convenience store at Upper Session Road on Monday, June 24. The Bureau of Fire Protection – Baguio (BFP) said that they received a phone call from a certain Shiela
Sangui at 1:44 in the afternoon. The fire was brought under control by 2:27 p.m. and was declared fire out at 2:33 p.m. The blaze was quickly extinguished in 6 minutes, preventing any loss of life or
injuries with the swift and efficient response of the Baguio City Central Fire Station and its substations, Irisan Fire Station, Quirino Hill Fire Station, and Aurora Hill Fire Station.

Further, other private brigades including 911 On Call, Regional Office BFP, Provincial Fire Office, PNP, Sunshine Fire Brigade, and private water deliveries augmented the quenching of the fire.
Based on the initial investigation of BFP-Baguio, the fire may have started on the ground floor at the back of the building and affected other parts of the structure, which severed the convenience store. According to Senior Fire Officer 3 Jose B. Dagson, Chief Operations of the Baguio City Fire Station, the estimated worth of damage is approximately 300,000 pesos. Authorities are
still investigating the cause of the blaze.

Sonia Nadia B. Botigan-UC Intern/ABN