A Tuesday night fire burned at least two rooms at the staff house of a pharmaceutical company in Barangay Buaya in Lapu-Lapu City. | Photo courtesy of the Lapu-Lapu City Fire Department
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A second fire hit Metro Cebu just a few hours before New Year’s Eve.
The fire was reported to have damaged at least two rooms at the staff house of a pharmaceutical company in Barangay Buaya, Lapu-Lapu City past 6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31, 2019.
The fire alarm fire was reported at 6:25 p.m., says Fire Officer 1 Mark Anthony Benigay of the Pusok Fire Station.
Lapu-Lapu City firefighters are yet to determine the cause of the fire.
No injuries were reported as of press time, Benigay added.
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