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Fire hits Trinoma Mall in Quezon City

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<h3>Fire out declared after around 4 hours</h3><p>MANILA <strong>(4th UPDATE) </strong>- A fire broke out in Trinoma Mall in Quezon City on Monday afternoon.</p><p>The fire was first reported at around 2:25 p.m. and was raised to 2nd alarm as of 2:34 pm, according to an update by TxtFire Philippines.</p><p>FO1 Joan De Luna of the Tandang Sora fire substation said the fire reportedly started at an appliance warehouse near an MRT station.</p><p>She said the fire was still under investigation and around 20 fire trucks had been sent to respond.</p><p>In a statement, Trinoma management said it received a report of the fire incident at 2:27 pm. </p><p>The management added that the Landmark Department Store (new wing) and Trinoma&#x27;s North Avenue wing have been evacuated.</p><p>The Bureau of Fire Protection in Quezon City declared fire out at 6:33 p.m.</p><p>QCBFP Fire Marshall Senior Superintendent Manuel Manuel said they were able to save Anthony Molina, an aircon technician, who was trapped inside the building. </p><p>Four others, including two firemen and two fire volunteers, were given first aid due to difficulty in breathing.</p><p>Manuel said they have yet to identify the cause of the fire, and the amount of damage it caused.</p><p>Photos show smoke coming out of shopping center. </p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/03/13/trinoma-fire-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/03/13/trinoma-fire-2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/03/13/trinoma-fire-3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/03/13/trinoma-fire-4.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/03/13/trinoma-fire-5.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/03/13/trinoma-fire-6.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/03/13/trinoma-fire-7.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/03/13/trinoma-fire-8.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Photo courtesy of Bayan Patroller Gio Esta</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Photo courtesy of Grez Claveria</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Photo courtesy of JP Vicedo</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Photo by Dennis Datu, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Photo by Dennis Datu, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Photo courtesy of Conrad Reyes</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Photo by Dennis Datu, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Contributed photo</cite></div></div></div><p>Firefighters were also seen using breathing apparatus due to the thick smoke in the area.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Firefighters now using breathing apparatus due to thick smoke at site of fire in Trinoma Mall, QC | via <a href="https://twitter.com/Dennis_Datu">@Dennis_Datu</a> <a href="https://t.co/QXZSLzvvKm">pic.twitter.com/QXZSLzvvKm</a></p>— ABS-CBN News Channel (@ANCALERTS) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANCALERTS/status/841191479540248577">March 13, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>MRT-3 management said train operations were not affected by the fire.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Hindi po apektado ang facilities o operation ng North Avenue Station or depot ng <a href="https://twitter.com/dotcmrt3">@dotcmrt3</a> sa sunog kanina sa isang bahagi ng <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/trinoma?src=hash">#trinoma</a></p>— Cesar Chavez (@sarchavez) <a href="https://twitter.com/sarchavez/status/841187331948216320">March 13, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>However, an eyewitness said MRT passengers were not allowed to enter the passageway from MRT to Trinoma.</p><p>Conrad Reyes told ABS-CBN News that train passengers were being diverted to the walkway along EDSA-North Avenue unloading area. </p>

<p>MANILA (4th UPDATE) - A fire broke out in Trinoma Mall in Quezon City on Monday afternoon.</p><p> </p>

MANILA (4th UPDATE) - A fire broke out in Trinoma Mall in Quezon City on Monday afternoon.