April 23, 3 p.m. – AN EXPLOSION at one of the Multi-deck Carpark restaurants early this morning disrupted summer classes at the College of Accountancy, and stopped operations of neighboring stalls for two hours.
Based on initial reports, the fire that started at 9:11 a.m. was due to an overheated exhaust duct at Sticks and Bowls located at the carpark’s ground floor.
Chief Arson Investigator Major Bonifacio Carta said the fire reached second alarm, and caused damage worth around P20,000. Electricity at stalls beside Sticks and Bowls was cut, halting business for two hours.
The UST security office said no one was hurt from the fire that lasted for half an hour.
Carta said the carpark’s ground floor was immediately vacated, with Accountancy students at the fourth floor ordered to evacuate.
Around 15 to 25 fire trucks from the Manila Fire Department, together with fire volunteers, responded to the incident.
“Station 12 (Sampaloc Fire Station) received the phone call from UST. When the fire alarm was raised, other fire teams automatically responded,” Carta said.
Eric Sulais, an employee of Sticks and Bowls, said the explosion was triggered by smoke coming from Hotshots, another restaurant beside Sticks and Bowls.
“I was preparing to cook when I noticed smoke coming from Hotshots. I tried to turn off the [exhaust] breaker, but the fire spread quickly,” Sulais said.
The Manila Fire Department declared the fire out at 9:41 a.m. Hotshots decided to close shop for the day. Adrienne Jesse A. Maleficio with reports from Rommel Marvin C. Rio
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astig talaga ng Varsi, ang bilis ng news. Kanina lang may nag-buzz sa akin about sa nangyari pero ‘di alam ang talagang pangyayari then nakita ko na lang posted na pala sa Varsi website ang whole story, astig!
Wow, ang cool. Ang galing naman ni Adrienne Jesse A. Maleficio at kay Rommel Marvin C. Rio kahit with reports lang siya. Kaninong photos iyan? Astig ah. Wow. Ang cool talaga. Keep it up UST The Varsitarian.
Mga batang varsi, ‘wag masyadong padala sa papuri ng mga naive na tao, magtrabaho na lang ng mabuti.
This is such a safety issue for students. Whoever engineered the carpark should be sued. I park here everyday, and it has always made me uncomfortable that restaurant exhaust ducts exit directly into the parking area, where people are directly exposed. Hope UST takes it as a sign.
Oo nga! ‘Yan nga ‘yung mala-impiyernong daan palabas ng carpark! Ang init nga diyan ‘no! Grabe!!! ;p
Nakakatakot naman talaga. Nako nako nako, sobrang init kasi kahapon! at sa HOTshots pa nanggaling ah. HOT kasi.
anyway, saludo ako sa varsi, lalo na sa photographer, ‘yung si paul. Idol yun!
sana sumabog na buong carpark. Karma na ‘yan. PINAKA FLAWED NA BUILDING ‘YANG STUPID CARPARK, ISA PA ‘YANG SELENA HOLDINGS. BUTI NGA. ANG MAHAL MAHAL NG SINGIL. PALIBHASA HINDI TOMASINO ANG NAGMAMAYARI.
WALA BANG MAGAGAWA ANG RECTOR DITO??
HELLO!! HINDI PA ‘YAN ANG MANGYAYARI. BUTI NGA. KARMA. BURN TO HELL SELEGNA HOLDINGS.
Is this the part of the carpark na sobrang init, yung kulob talaga, ‘yung damang dama mo sa balat mo yung init? ‘Pag napapadaan ako doon natatakot talaga ako sa init doon. Something is wrong about the ventilation on that part of the building. Did the sprinklers work? That might’ve helped a lot to avoid the rapid spreading of the fire.
I hope both the administration and the building contractor will do something about the ventilation as an action regarding this recent fire as it concerns the safety, not only of the cars parked inside, but especially of the lives of many students, professors, and all employees occupying the building.
By the way, ngayon lang ako nakakita ng Breaking News sa Varsi ah, ‘yung nauna pa sa issue ng mismong paper. Keep it up! Mas updated talaga, mas okay!
Hehe. Ang saya, sinita pa kami ng mga guwardiya. Naglalakad lakad kami doon sa taas noong Sticks and Bowls ’cause naghahanap kami ng makakainan. Heheh. Galing ng varsitarian natin aprub 🙂
Well it’s good that there’s no one harmed in the said accident. Better yet ingat ingat po tayo. 😀
‘Wag niyo nman pasabugin carpark. Nandoon ang mga accountancy students like me!ahaha
Parang mali nga eh. Ventalation and yet pabuga siya sa area kung saan ventilated. Weird. Mahal pa ng singil sa carpark. haha. Katakot tuloy magpark baka mamaya lumiyab carpark hindi mo pa mailabas kotse mo.
Noong nangyari ito, nandoon ako mismo sa loob ng carpark at hinihintay ang order namin sa RBX. Sa taas may guard na tumatakbo, then may usok usok na. Waah. Hindi man lang naging aware yoong iba. Nako. Tinitignan lang nila. Buti pa yoong iba binigay agad yoong fire extinguisher. Tsk. Yoong order kong food sa RBX, ‘di ko nakuha. 🙁 It’s better naman kaysa ma-suffocate ng bongga. 🙂
Sana nga masolusyunan ito.
SAFETY FIRST !!