Fire near Baclaran LRT line reaches Task Force Alpha

Published January 10, 2012 10:11pm

(Updated 10:25 p.m.) A fire that started at around 8 p.m. Tuesday in a residential area in Bagong Lipunan near the Baclaran LRT station has reached Task Force Alpha and continues to rage as of this posting, said Fire Officer 1 Deniega of the Pasay City Central Fire Station.

Deniega told GMA News Online over the phone that they deployed firefighters and engines to the site at around 8:20 p.m. They are still trying to contain the fire as of this posting. The Metro Manila Development Authority tweeted that as of 8:33 p.m, the fire had reached alarm level four.

At around 10:15 PM on January 10, YouScooper Vince Macugay took this photo of a fire that broke out at the Bacalaran Station of the LRT. The photo was taken from the window of the YouScooper's house. Vince Macugay.

The fire forced the Light Rail Transit Line 1 to limit its operations between the Buendia and Roosevelt Stations, said LRT Administration spokesman Hernando Cabrera said. “Fire near Baclaran Terminal (is) affecting LRT-1 operations. (We will) be implementing degraded operation - Buendia to Roosevelt and back only,” he said on his Twitter account. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said the fire occurred at a residential area at the Bagong Lipunan area near the LRT terminal. A separate report by radio dzBB’s Roland Bola said the fire started at 8:05 p.m. and reached Task Force Alpha as of 10 p.m. The origin and cause of the fire will be determined by investigation after it is extinguished, Deniega said. — Amanda Lago/VS, GMA News