Fire hits building inside St. Paul College compound in QC
MANILA, Philippines — Fire broke out at a building inside the compound of St. Paul College in Quezon City on Tuesday afternoon, fire emergency dispatch portal TXTFIREPhilippines reported.
Firefighters are still at the scene as of this posting, trying to extinguish the blaze that reached the first alarm at 4:52 p.m.
Our firefighters and medical team rushed to a fire incident at St. Paul College University Quezon City at 4:45 this afternoon. Upon receiving the report, we immediately dispatched an ambulance and fire truck with a total of nine manpower to the said incident. Updates to follow.
— Philippine Red Cross (@philredcross)
Some 10 minutes later, the fire at the building located in Barangay Mariana along Aurora Boulevard was declared under control.
At around 5:11 p.m., the blaze was completely extinguished.
The Quezon City police said no one was hurt in the incident while authorities are still investigating the cause of fire.
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