VP's office damaged in fire

Sat, 24 Feb 2001 | Source: AP

MANILA (AP): Fire caused 50 million pesos (US$1 million) in damage to the Philippine International Convention Center, a five- story concrete building housing the office of Vice President Teofisto Guingona, fire officials said on Friday.

Fire investigator Garry Galan said nobody was injured in the blaze, which may have started in a fourth-floor construction site. He said the fire, which smoldered for 12 hours from Thursday night to Friday morning, caused smoke damage to Guingona's office as well as the nearby offices of two senators.

Other private and government offices on the three upper floors also sustained smoke, fire and water damage, Galan said.

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