NDRRMC: 6 hurt, 8 suffocated in Tutuban Mall fire

Published September 8, 2012 7:37am

At least six people were hurt and eight suffocated during the two-day fire that hit the Tutuban Mall in Manila's Divisoria district earlier this week, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Saturday. In its 6 a.m. update, the NDRRMC said three of the injured and all eight who suffered from suffocation were firefighters. The NDRRMC identified the injured as:

- SFO4 Seferino Lozano, lacerated right palm - FO3 Augusto Briones, wounded in left thumb - FO3 Dunerto Angeles, wounded in right knee - Rodel David, lacerated right finger - Carlo Ortiz, wounded right finger - Mark Angelo Penaverde, wounded left finger

It named those who suffocated as:

- Fire Inspector Efren Berena - Fire Inspector Alexander Domingo - FO3 Jonjon Lavitoria - FO3 Herbert Tolentino - FO2 Sergio Pangan - FO1 Mark Louie Mendoza - FO1 Julio Mendoza Jr. - FO1 Mark Daniel Eviquez

The fire started at 12:41 a.m. Wednesday at the Tutuban Mall and affected its Cluster Buildings 1 and 2. An initial investigation showed the fire started at the stall of one Maria Theresa Chen at the ground floor and spread to the entire commercial building. Firefighters placed it under control Thursday, and finally declared it out at 1 a.m. Friday. — LBG, GMA News

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