Bank damaged by fire

A BANK located along General Maxilom Avenue was damaged by fire at past noon Sunday.

Senior Fire Officer Emiliano Daño said the fire was caused by a lighted cigarette but allegedly left by one of the employees working in the building beside a stockpile of construction waste materials at the back portion of BPI Financial Center.

The three floors of the four-story building were damaged. A security guard identified as Rolito Yanoc injured his right foot after he stepped into a protruding metal rod inside a hole.

The first floor houses BPI. Damages were placed at P10,000.

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