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Star City fire spares entrance, roller coaster but razes food court, building
Amusement park Star City in Pasay City was gutted by fire before dawn on Wednesday, razing the food court and a building in the complex.
12:20am nagsimula ang sunog. 2:25am iniakyat ito sa Task Force Bravo. 4:30am ideneklarang fire under control. @gmanews @dzbb pic.twitter.com/jy9vGyZpjO
— Jonathan Andal (@JonathanAndal_) October 2, 2019
The Bureau of Fire Protection said 60% of the amusement park was razed.
LOOK: Nasunog na food court ng Star City @gmanews @dzbb pic.twitter.com/xRu6qG9Idp
— Jonathan Andal (@JonathanAndal_) October 2, 2019
LOOK: Mga nasunog na bahagi ng Star City @gmanews @dzbb pic.twitter.com/OyZhUnMn1g
— Jonathan Andal (@JonathanAndal_) October 2, 2019
The main entrance and outdoor rides such as the Ferris wheel and roller coaster were spared by the fire.
JUST IN: Arson o sadyang pagsunog, isa na sa sinisilip na anggulo ng BFP sa dahilan ng sunog sa Star City.
— Jonathan Andal (@JonathanAndal_) October 1, 2019
May ipinakita raw ang may-ari ng Star City sa BFP na isang tweet na nagsasabing "Star City will die" @gmanews pic.twitter.com/mIsoyf2sHJ
However the building of the Manila Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) housing the stations of dzRH and Love Radio was affected.
LOOK: Manila Broadcasting Company na himpilan ng DZRH at Love Radio, inabot na rin ng apoy mula sa nasunog na Star City @gmanews pic.twitter.com/q9r1nMIgEC
— Jonathan Andal (@JonathanAndal_) October 1, 2019
The fire broke out at 12:20 a.m.
Firemen raised the alarm to Task Force Bravo at 2:25 a.m., summoning fire officers from other districts in Metro Manila to the site.
The fire was placed under control two hours later at 4:30 a.m.
No one was hurt in the fire, the BFP said.
Pasay City Fire Marshal Superintendent Paul Pili said based on initial investigation, the fire started from the stockroom at the back.
The said room was where stuffed toys, textile and other light materials were kept.
However, the Bureau of Fire Protection is investigating if the fire also started from other parts of the park and if these fires sparked at the same time.
The fire quickly spread and covered a wide area.
The BFP is also probing if the fire was caused by electrical problem or arson.
Lisa Macuja, wife of Fred Elizalde, owner of Elizalde Group of Companies which owns Star City, showed authorities a tweet posted by a netizen saying "Star City will die soon."
Atty. Rudolph Juralbay, spokesperson of Elizalde Group of Companies, said operations of MBC's radio station dzRH were disrupted but they will try to have it back on air in 48 hours or earlier. MBC's FM stations meanwhile continue broadcasting from their Ortigas Center station.
Star City, meanwhile, will remain closed until October 2020 as it will take awhile to import the amusement rides.
Tenants with stalls inside the amusement park were concerned about their wares especially with Christmas coming soon. —Jonathan Andal/KG, GMA News
