Oro technical school gutted

• Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2015/07/05/oro-technical-school-gutted-417057
• Sunday, July 5, 2015

By Pamela Jay F. Orias

A TECHNICAL school along C.M. Recto Avenue in Cagayan de Oro was gutted in a fire incident at 3:03 a.m. Saturday, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said.

The BFP placed the damage on property at P100,000 which included computer sets, school facilities and records of the Driving and Automotive School Technical School (DATS), located at the 2nd floor at SBS Building where the fire initially broke out.

The fire bureau declared a fire out at 4:36 a.m.

DATS is an institution which offers automotive servicing, driving, and welding courses, with National Certification 2 (NC2) accreditation.

Fire officers are still trying to reach the owner of the said building, Peter Sia.

Initial investigation showed the fire may have started at the roof of the office, "Gatan-awon nato ang short circuit na mao ang posibleng hinugdan," said Senior Fire Officer 2 Victor Naive, chief investigator, but a thorough investigation is still being conducted to determine the exact cause of the fire.

Naive again reminds the public on fire safety, "Labina ang mga tao karun, adto gyud sa mga Chinese products gapalit kay barato, so careful lang, dili lang pa-sobraan ug gamit."

He also reminds the public to refrain from buying substandard products, "Para lang man gihapon ni sa inyo," he added.

The fire was the first this month following the dawn fire last June 19 that killed a two-year-old boy, destroying 36 makeshift houses at Zone 8, Upper Dagong, Barangay Carmen.