Fire razes unfinished Cebu City condo; damage cost at P3.9-B

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<p>An unfinished condominium in Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City was razed by a fire on Friday, the Bureau of Fire Protection said, with cost of damage reaching P3.9 billion.</p><p>It took more than five hours to put out the fire that reached Task Force Bravo and prompted all fire units to respond.</p><p>According to SFO2 Wendell Villanueva, spokesperson of the Cebu City Fire Office, the fire started at the 37th floor of the building around 2 p.m. Friday. </p><p>One of the challenges was the height of the building and how fast the fire spread. It immediately reached the bottom floor.</p><p>Fire responders moved to protect the adjacent building which was already inhabited, although the residents were already asked to evacuate.</p><p>“Had this happened that the building was finished, there is an emergency system in place which can stop the fire from spreading,” said Villanueva.</p><p>They declared a fire out at around 11 p.m.</p><p>There are no casualties from the incident, which is now under investigation.</p><p>The developer of the condominium has yet to release a statement on the incident.</p><p>It is supposed to be turned over to its owners in April of next year.</p><div><strong>— Report from Annie Perez</strong></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mxdqu23L0PE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

An unfinished condominium in Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City was razed by a fire on Friday, the Bureau of Fire Protection said, with damage reaching P3.9 billion.

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Fire razes unfinished Cebu City condo; damage cost at P3.9-B

Fire razes unfinished Cebu City condo; damage cost at P3.9-B

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Published Apr 15, 2023 12:08 PM PHT

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