The industrial fire that broke out on Friday afternoon in Barangay Marulas, Valenzuela City, was raised to the third alarm.
The fire began at 1:54 PM in a residential area in Barangay Marulas, Valenzuela City. RH 27 Noche Cacas reported that the fire eventually spread to the nearby warehouse due to the strong winds.
The houses affected by the fire were also made from light materials.
At the time of reporting, Cacas mentioned that fire volunteers were seen arriving at the location, adding that black smoke continued to envelope the area.
UPDATE: Patuloy na inaapula ang sunog sa Marulas, Valenzuela na nakataas pa rin sa ikatlong alarma | DZRH News
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In another update, Cacas reported that an explosion could be heard from the scene. He explained that the sound came from the LPG tanks inside the warehouse.
Due to this, residents are prohibited from going near the warehouse, as there are several LPG tanks inside.
UPDATE: Narinig ang pagsabog ng mga tangke ng LPG sa loob ng warehouse na nasusunog sa Marulas, Valenzuela | RH 27 @cacas_noche, DZRH News pic.twitter.com/RGo2B68qXw
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Mayor Wes Gatchalian also arrived at the location and confirmed that the warehouse is full of foam, various hardware, and LPG tanks.
“The warehouse is not too big naman. In my estimate, this is around 1,000 sqm. Pero ang problema, punong-puno ng laman [sa loob],” he said in an interview.
“Yung naririnig niyo po na sumasabog almost siguro three hours nang sumasabog ‘yan. Yun po yung mga super kalan natin yung mga gasul. Apparently in the middle, according to BFP [Bureau of Fire Protection], in the middle portion of this warehouse, talagang may storage ng kalan,” he added.
The warehouse’s second floor eventually collapsed, and although it was raining heavily in the area, they were still unable to put out the fire.
UPDATE: Sa panayam ni RH 27 @cacas_noche kay Valenzuela Mayor Wes Gatchalian, napag-alaman na ang nasusunog na warehouse ay punong-puno ng foam, iba't ibang hardware, at mga tangke ng LPG na tatlong oras nang sumasabog. Bumagsak na rin ang ikalawang palapag ng naturang gusali.… pic.twitter.com/LNkVaX6rux
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Still, Gatchalian stated that around 40 firetrucks atop the NLEX Harbor Link are still trying to pour water towards the warehouse.
“Ang mas worry ko po ngayon; ngayon lang kasi ako nakapasok ng may visibility, sa likod po nito, nakikita natin [yung] warehouse ay may konting residential areas po ito. Ang top priority po natin is to evacuate the families,” he emphasized.
“Mag ma-mapping po kami ngayon na may visibility. Our evacuation center is prepared already in Karuhatan West Elementary School Andon na po yung rescue team natin, andon DSWD, [at] nakaready na po kami dito because we are anticipating already na marami pong lilikas sa evacuation center,” he added.
The Valenzuela City shared in a social media post that modular tents had already been set up at the Karuhatan West Elementary School, to assist the affected families in Barangay Marulas.
UPDATE: Naka-set up na ang modular tents sa Karuhatan West Elementary School na gagamitin ng mga pamilyang apektado ng sunog sa Brgy. Marulas, Valenzuela. | DZRH News
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“Ang unang tawag is residential, pero pagdating ng ating mga rumispunde [na firemen], ay nadamay na yung katabing warehouse. Ang involved na warehouse ay storage ng mga houseware, plastics, and according to the owner, may naka-store na super kalan gas na 100 pieces. Sa ngayon ‘yun ang nakakalat sa ating warehouse kaya may explosion,” BFP-Valenzuela’s City Fire Marshal, FSupt. Elaine Baylong-Evangelista explained.
In an update, one of the residents suffered second-degree burns.
UPDATE: Nagtamo ng 2nd degree burns ang may-ari ng nasunog na bahay sa Marulas, Valenzuela ayon sa Philippine Red Cross | RH 27 @cacas_noche, DZRH News pic.twitter.com/Z1BxxfMpRh
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As of writing, there are no reported casualties from fire.
