Fire at Robinsons mall in Bataan rages for over 48 hours

The fire that hit a mall in Balanga City in Bataan last Tuesday morning has continued to rage until Thursday and remained in the 5th alarm status, the chief city fire marshal said.

Fire Superintendent Marilyn Buslig told "Dobol B sa News TV" that while the fire has been contained on the 3rd Floor of the Robinsons Galleria Victoria mall,  it continued to smolder at the garments section of the department store.

"Contained na po ang apoy, wala ka nang makikita na pagliyab sa labas pero patuloy pa ring nasusunog sa loob kasi department store area siya at karamihan mga damit doon," Buslig  said.

She said the fire started in the stockroom on the Second Floor at past 9 a.m. on Tuesday and eventually spread to the 3rd Floor area.

Firefighters found difficulty in entering the stockroom and failed to stop the fire from spreading. 

"Mahigit 48 hours na ang sunog na sumiklab noon pang pasado alas-nuwebe ng umaga ng Martes. Sa ngayon nasa 5th alarm pa rin ang status ng apoy," she said.

Asked if there were people trapped in the fire, she said: Wala pa tayong report na natatanggap at wala naman pong naghahanap ng nawawalang tao so far," she added. —LBG, GMA News