Fire hits building under construction in BGC

FIRE. Fire hits a building under construction in Bonifacio Global City. Photo by Thysz Estrada

MANILA, Philippines – Fire struck a building under construction in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig on Sunday, April 28.

According to Fire Officer 2 Maricel Jilhaney of Taguig City Central Fire Station, the first alarm was raised around 10:42 am.

Jilhaney told Rappler that the fire was under control at 10:59 am.

The building is located at 5th Avenue corner 30th Street in BGC.

As of posting, authorities are still investigating the incident.

It's a building under construction between W Fifth and Central Square Mall. Mostly empty. Sana walang mga construction workers na nasaktan.

I'm relatively safe guys, I'm still a building behind the one burning. The area is full of fire trucks too. pic.twitter.com/B54QN51eAs

— Thysz #ResistTogether (@thysz) April 28, 2019