Bacolod Central Market hit by Friday the 13th fire

  • 📰 manilabulletin
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 44 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 21%
  • Publisher: 51%

South Africa News News

South Africa South Africa Latest News,South Africa South Africa Headlines

BACOLOD CITY – A fire razed 31 stalls inside the Bacolod Central Market on Bonifacio St., Barangay 12, this city, on Friday the 13th.

FIRE Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, Bacolod fire marshal, shows to Mayor Albee Benitez a portion of the Bacolod Central Market in Barangay 12 razed by a fire on Friday, Dec. 13.

The fire reached second alam and affected tailoring shops, sari-sari stores, jewelry shop, and eateries, Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, said. Since the structure involved is a government property, Masip said that investigation has been taken over by the BFP-Western Visayas.Masip said the market was opened later during the day to allow vendors to check on their stalls and clean up.He is hoping that vendors would continue their operations in another location.

Benitez said that if opening of the market would not hamper the investigation, the fire scene is secured, and the city has assessed the extent of damage, the city will allow partial reopening.The mayor said that the Office of the Building Official was tasked to assess and he has asked the City Engineering’s Office to come up with a plan on how to improve the market structure.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 25. in ZA
 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

South Africa South Africa Latest News, South Africa South Africa Headlines