Fire razes shops in Parañaque

Despite the rains, fire razed a two-story building housing several residential units and commercial establishments on Kabihasnan Road near Quirino Avenue in Barangay San Dionisio, Parañaque City.

Senior Fire Officer 1 Teodorico Gatchalian said the fire started from Julie’s Bakeshop at 6:59 a.m. The fire, which reached Task Force Echo, spread quickly and razed adjoining establishments.

Other establishments damaged in the fire were a boutique, a hardware store, a drugstore and a mini-grocery.

Initial reports from the Parañaque Fire Station said the cause of the fire was faulty electrical wiring at the bakeshop.

No one was hurt in the blaze which was contained by firefighters at around 10:20 a.m. – Rhodina Villanueva