Fire razes 5 classrooms in Zamboanga del Sur town

Bureau of Fire Protection personnel try to extinguish that fire that hit classrooms of the Parasan National High School in Molave town, Zamboanga del Sur on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. | PHOTO: BFP Molave Fire Station

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Authorities have estimated that some P3.7 million in infrastructure was damaged by a fire in a school in Molave town, Zamboanga del Sur on Wednesday.

Fire Senior Inspector Robert Soyum, chief of the Molave station of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), said the main damage that they have accounted, so far, is the five classrooms of Parasan National High School that were razed to the ground.

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Fire hits classrooms of the Parasan National High School in Molave town, Zamboanga del Sur on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. | PHOTO: BFP Molave Fire Station

A BFP investigation showed that the fire broke out at around 1:42 a.m. on February 28 and was eventually put off at around 3:15 a.m.

The BFP has yet to account the facilities and equipment that were lost to the blaze.

As of Thursday, authorities were still conducting a thorough investigation to determine the cause of the fire.