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<div><iframe width="1100" height="619" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BJhEpvPzT2Q" title="Fire breaks out in a cold storage facility in Quezon City | ABS-CBN News" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>MANILA — A massive fire broke out at a cold storage facility in Barangay Del Monte, Quezon City before dawn on Monday. </p><p>The blaze erupted at around 3 a.m., sending thick smoke and flames into the sky. </p><p>Nick Belarmino, an employee at a neighboring gas station, was one of the first to see the smoke coming out from the building. </p><p>&quot;Biglang may pumutok tapos nakita na lang po namin may umuusok na hanggang sa lumakas nang lumakas. Tumawag na agad kami sa mga hotline para maagapang pero lalo pa ring lumalakas ang apoy,&quot; Belarmino said.</p><p>By morning, significant portions of the structure had already collapsed, including its wall. </p><p>“Ang una naming nakita, umapoy na sa itaas…Parang sumabog sa loob. ‘Yon ‘yong narinig namin. Tapos ‘yan na,” said Roel Cahulogan, who works at the nearby car wash. </p><p>Operations at a nearby coffee shop and gas station were also disrupted.</p><p>Firefighters employed a cover-exposure strategy to prevent the fire from spreading to adjacent establishments.  </p><p>“Kung nag-collapse ‘yong structure palabas dito sa may gasoline station, nando’n ‘yong bubong ng store nila pwedeng ma-damage. So ‘yong bomba po natin kanina kasama no’ng ating mga volunteer, patulak ‘yong yero para hindi dito tumumba,” said FSSupt. Flor-Ian Guerrero, District Fire Marshal of the Quezon City Fire District.</p><p>The dense smoke and burning frozen goods, such as meat and fish, posed challenges for the firefighters, who had to use breathing apparatus and aerial ladders.  </p><p>“According po sa safety officer nila mula ground floor hanggang 11 meters puno ng goods magkabilaan which is frozen products. Kung makita n’yo po ‘yong karne, nasusunog, so magmamantika, mag-aapoy ulit,” added Guerrero.</p><p>Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue and Pitimini Street were temporarily closed to motorists to give way to the fire trucks responding to the scene. </p><p>The fire was declared under control past noon. The BFP was still investigating the cause of the fire and assessing the total damage. </p><p>ABS-CBN News reached out to the company for a statement, but it has yet to respond.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/20/mag-tiyuhin-patay-sa-sunog-sa-tondo-maynila-0900">Mag-tiyuhin patay sa sunog sa Tondo, Maynila</a></div><div> </div><div><strong>OTHER NEWS:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K15ttfihE_s?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>A massive fire broke out at a cold storage facility in Barangay Del Monte, Quezon City before dawn on Monday.</p>

A massive fire broke out at a cold storage facility in Barangay Del Monte, Quezon City before dawn on Monday.

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Published January 20, 2025 09:28 AM PHT

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