After 2 days, fire out declared at Cavite factory

After almost two days, the fire that hit the House Technology Industries factory at the Cavite Export Processing Zone in Rosario was declared out.

Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Region IV-A director Senior Supt. Sergio Soriano Jr. told GMA News Online that he declared the fire out at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.

Following the declaration, BFP will proceed with the mopping operations, Soriano said.

More than 100 persons were hurt in the HTI factory fire which broke out around 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

The fire was declared under control at 12:30 a.m. on Thursday.

An initial investigation showed that the cause of the fire was a power saw that malfunctioned. — MDM, GMA News