Faulty wiring eyed in P7-M Butuan fire

Ben Serrano - The Philippine Star

October 15, 2013 | 12:00am

BUTUAN CITY, Philippines â€“ Authorities are eyeing faulty electrical wiring as the cause of a fire that razed a grocery store in Barangay Ampayon in this city on Friday.

More than P7 million worth of property and grocery items were destroyed in the blaze, according to the city fire marshallâ€™s office.

Fire Officer 3 Virgilio Germata said an investigation showed the fire started at the storeroom of the AMAICO General Merchandise.

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Faulty wiring eyed in P7-M Butuan fire

ACCORDING

AMAICO

BARANGAY AMPAYON

CITY

FIRE

FIRE OFFICER

GENERAL MERCHANDISE

GROCERY

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