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Star City fire causes P1 billion in damage; management says to try to reopen this year

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/business/10/02/20191002-fire-star-city-pasay-md-4534-(1)_1.jpg"/><figcaption>Fire razes parts of Star City amusement park in Pasay City before dawn Wednesday, October 2, 2019. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The fire that razed Star City amusement park in Pasay City before dawn Wednesday left an estimated P1 billion in damage.</p><p>Ed de Leon, spokesperson of Star City owner Star Parks Corporation, said this Wednesday afternoon, but added that park management would try to reopen within the year.</p><p>&quot;We will try to open this year. Depending on the assessments of our engineers,&quot; de Leon told ABS-CBN News in a text message.</p><p>The park earlier said it may not be able to open in time for Christmas, a peak season, and estimated that operations might resume in October 2020.</p><p>The fire that struck 12:22 a.m. Wednesday razed some 80 percent of the park and damaged nearby buildings, including facilities of radio and television network Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC).</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/yesthebestmanila/posts/2192943407478876" data-width="auto"> </div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/02/19/fire-hits-star-city-in-pasay">Fire hits Star City in Pasay</a></li></ul><p>Investigators are eyeing electrical overload and arson as the cause of the fire.</p><p>The park management believes the blaze was unintentional.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/02/19/electrical-overload-arson-eyed-in-star-city-blaze">Electrical overload, arson eyed in Star City blaze</a></li></ul>

<p>MANILA - The fire that razed Star City amusement park in Pasay City before dawn Wednesday left an estimated P1 billion in damage. </p>

MANILA - The fire that razed Star City amusement park in Pasay City before dawn Wednesday left an estimated P1 billion in damage.