Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The fire inside Camp Crame, which lasted for 23 minutes, was caused by a faulty electrical wiring, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday.
In a follow-up report, the PNP said the fire inside a test-firing area may possibly be caused by a malfunctioning or damaged electrical.
PNP, in its initial report, said the fire at Ballistic Testing Area, adjacent to the explosives laboratory inside the PNP headquarters started at 5:30 p.m. and was later extinguished at 5:53 p.m.
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Responding firefighters 鈥渟uccessfully contained the fire, preventing further damage to surrounding facilities鈥� according to authorities.
No one was reportedly hurt during the incident.
Meanwhile, authorities said the damages had been estimated to reach P355,000. Sheba Barr, 黑料社 trainee