CEBU CITY, Philippines – An afternoon fire has damaged the parking garage on the fifth floor of SM City Cebu in Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City, today, May 15, 2020.
Fire investigators are still investigating the cause of the fire.
“A fire incident occurred in an isolated area on the fifth floor of SM City Cebu. Our emergency response team, along with the Office of Fire Protection, has immediately declared a fire. The rest of the shopping center is not affected. An investigation is already underway, ”SM City Cebu management said in a statement.
Read more: The afternoon fire hits the parking lot of the fifth floor of the Mabolo shopping center
According to Cebu City Firefighter Firefighter Josephus Laburo, the fire started on the left side of the parking lot at 1:20 p.m.
It rose to second alarm at 1:57 p.m. and it turned off at 2:12 p.m.
Here are some scenes from the fire incident:
A fire struck and damaged a parking garage on the fifth floor of SM City Cebu at 1 p.m. today May 15 | Gerard Francisco
According to Cebu City Fire Chief Josephus Laburo, they have to use an aerial ladder to reach the scene of the fire because the building was tall. The | Gerard Francisco
Firefighters use an aerial ladder to reach the parking lot on the fifth floor of SM City Cebu that has been damaged by the fire. The | Gerard Francisco
Firefighters examine the damage to the SM City Cebu parking lot after the fire was extinguished at 2 p.m. The | Gerard Francisco
Exhausted firefighters take a sidewalk break after putting out the fire in the SM City Cebu fifth-floor parking lot. The | Gerard Francisco
A firefighter prepares to disinfect himself at the SM City Cebu Mall after putting out the fire in the fifth floor parking lot of the mall. The | Gerard Francisco
A firefighter undergoes the disinfection process after firefighters put out the fire in the parking lot at SM City Cebu Mall on Friday, May 15. Gerard Francisco
Firefighters undergo the disinfection process, a measure to prevent COVID-19 infection, after putting out a fire in the parking lot of the SM City Cebu shopping center. The | Gerard Francisco
Firefighters undergo the disinfection process after putting out a fire in the SM City Cebu fifth-floor parking lot at 2 p.m. on Friday May 15, 2020. | Gerard Francisco
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