UP Shopping Center catches fire

The UP Shopping Center at the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman caught fire on Thursday morning.

According to a tweet by Super Radyo dzBB's Divine Reyes, the second alarm has already been raised.

In a tweet by netizen Mikko Ringia, half of the Center was seen up in flames while a thick plume of white smoke can be seen emerging from the other half.

YouScooper Jan Jaboneta also sent photos of the fire.

A single firetruck was seen responding to the fire reported past 7:30 a.m.

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) tweeted that the fire reached second alarm as of 7:36 a.m. as the Bureau of Fire Protection attempts to get the fire under control.

It added that a canteen was among the establishments affected.

—Rie Takumi/KG, GMA News