San Miguel says 300 meters of Skyway affected, vows to help fire victims

An estimated 300 meters of the Skyway Stage 3 project was affected by a fire that hit a plastic plant of San Miguel Yamamura Packaging Corp. in Pandacan, Manila on Saturday.

In a statement, San Miguel Corp. said its SMC Infrastructure's technical team went to the site after the fire was put under control and discovered the damage it made.

While the blaze affected 300 meters of the project, "the full extent of damage and its impact to the construction, has yet to be determined," the company added.

SMC, meanwhile, vowed to extend assistance the families whose houses were razed by the fire.

"We are ready to provide assistance to anyone directly affected by the incident," it said.

The fire broke out at 10:38 a.m. at Barangay 865 in Pandacan. Due to its intensity, the fire reached Task Force Bravo barely 30 minutes after the first alarm was raised.

It was put out hours later at 2:50 p.m., but not before dealing an estimated P15 million in property damage, according to Fire Superintendent Roberto Samillano Jr, deputy fire marshal of the Manila Fire.

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said that the completion date for the Skyway Stage 3 might be pushed back due to the fire. — MDM/KG, GMA News