It took firefighters more than seven hours to get the inferno under control. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MANILA – A huge fire destroyed a historic post office in the Philippine capital Manila, officials said on Monday.
Thick black smoke billowed hundreds of metres into the sky as flames gutted the neo-classical Manila Central Post Office that overlooks the Pasig River.“The whole building has burned... from the basement all the way to the fifth floor,” postmaster-general Luis Carlos told DZBB radio.Fire brigades from across the capital deployed personnel to fight the blaze that left one volunteer firefighter with minor injuries.
Originally built in 1926, the post office was once considered the “grandest building” in Manila, according to its website.
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