A garments factory in BarangaySubangdaku, Man City, which is reportedly owned by Samson Tiu, catches fire past 9 p.m on April 9, 2019. CDN Digital Photo | Tonee Despojo
(Second update)
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Philippines — The fire that broke out on Lopez Jaena St. in Barangay Subangdaku damaged a garments factory, which is located in the same compound where some family members of the building’s owner live.
Senior Fire Officer 2 Edgar Vergara, the chief investigator of the fire incident, said the building is owned by a man named Samson Tiu, who also has residential houses within the same compound as the garments factory.
Firefighters try to put out a fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City on Tuesday night, April 9, 2019. CDN Digital photo | Tonee Despojo
Vergara said Tiu’s parents and younger brother live inside the compound.
They are unharmed by the fire that broke out past 9:00 p.m. on April 9, 2019.
The Mandaue City Fire Station received the fire alarm at 9:29p.m.
The second alarm was raised at 9:39p.m.
The fire was declared confined at 9:53 p.m. This means that the fire will not affect the neighboring structures.
Firefighters try to put out a fire that hit a garments factory on Tuesday night in Mandaue City. CDNDigital photo | Tonee Despojo
But Vergara said they are still putting out the fire as of 11:55 p.m. of April 9, 2019 because the fabrics inside the factory burn easily once alight. / celr