Fire probers say Mandaluyong mall fire due to faulty wiring
Faulty wiring caused the fire that hit a big shopping mall in Mandaluyong City on Thursday night, fire investigators have found.
In a preliminary report released on Friday, investigators said the fire broke out around 7:12 p.m. Thursday at the construction site located at the back of the mall. The blaze reached third alarm before firefighters declared a fire out around 1:30 a.m. Friday.
No casualties have been reported.
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Chief Insp. Anthony Villena, deputy fire marshall of Mandaluyong City, said in the report that the blaze “emanated from a faulty wiring.”
Further investigation on the incident is still underway. /kga
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