00:00 Wildfire broke out last night in the foot of Mt. Canlaon in Negros Occidental and grass fire in Lemery, Batangas.
00:07 Reporter Paul Hernandez of GMA Regional TV, Balitang Southern Tagalog.
00:11 The night was bright in this part of Lemery, Batangas.
00:16 Last night at 11pm, the fire broke out in a 1,000 square meters area in Barangay Mataas na Bayan.
00:23 The fire started when garbage was being dumped.
00:27 This is prohibited by the Pacific Love.
00:30 Strong winds accompanied the spreading of the fire that spread to the nearby residents.
00:35 The fire was quickly extinguished and no houses were damaged.
00:41 BFP reminded that it is better to avoid the open field where there are many dry leaves that could be caught by the fire.
00:48 Wildfire also broke out last night in the foot of Mt. Canlaon.
00:53 The fire was seen from La Castellana, Negros Occidental.
00:57 Last night, I requested for an aerial assessment.
01:00 This morning, they will conduct the aerial assessment in the area.
01:05 We have already written the official report of BFP and what is the source.
01:11 According to the Provincial Disaster Management Program Division, it was also caught at 12.30pm earlier.
01:17 Sanhi is investigating and how widespread the fire is.
01:21 Monitoring is also being conducted in the barangays around the volcano.
01:25 According to La Castellana LGU, no residents were affected but they are being alerted.
01:32 According to Canlaon Volcano Observatory, the amount of ash that was deposited by the volcano yesterday and today has increased.
01:39 But it has no connection to the wildfire.
01:41 The volcano is still in alert level 1 or low level unrest.
01:45 For GMA Integrated News, Paul Hernandez of GMA Regional TV, Balitang Southern Tagalog, your "Saksi".
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