A section of a mall in the City of Talisay, Cebu Province caught fire on New Year’s Eve.
The fire broke out at a food outlet inside the mall in Barangay Tabunok in the morning of December 31, 2023.
In a video taken by a netizen, the incident sent shoppers and customers in panic.
Nobody was hurt though in the incident.
The Talisay City Fire Office received the alarm at 9:55 a.m. After 40 minutes of firefighting, a fire-out was declared at 10:46 a.m.
According to Fire Officer 2 Mar Dee Auxtero, Talisay City Fire Office investigator, the fire started at the chimney of a grill restaurant.
It was learned that it has been a year already since the smokestack was cleaned up.
The fire left damages estimated to be worth P8.4 million.
Operations resumed immediately after the mall management assured of the stability of mall structure.
