00:00It is expected that there will be a silent protest in Bagbag Public Cemetery in Novaliches, Quezon City.
00:06A fire broke out just behind the cemetery.
00:09No one was hurt or injured.
00:13The details are in the national news of Mela Luz Moras of PTV.
00:17A large fire and black smoke rose in the streets of Bagbag Public Cemetery in Novaliches, Quezon City earlier this morning
00:31after a fire broke out in the residential area just behind the cemetery's apartments.
00:37Firefighters and residents rushed to help.
00:43After more than an hour, the fire also broke out.
00:47Lola Saturnina told us that a fire broke out in their house
00:51that erupted from their electric fan.
00:55Authorities are still investigating the fire.
00:57My grandson said,
00:59Mom, it's a fire!
01:01My grandson said.
01:03What I did was I climbed up here.
01:05I looked.
01:07The pump was already on.
01:09Half of the pump was on.
01:12My grandchildren, I went down.
01:14This is all I got.
01:16My ID.
01:18None of our belongings were saved.
01:20According to Quezon City Fire Department Operations Chief Marvin Mari,
01:24three families were affected by the fire.
01:26Although no one was hurt or killed here.
01:30He reminded the public, especially those who will leave the house,
01:34Double check all our equipment.
01:36Make sure there are no sparks.
01:38And make sure that there are no candles left alive.
01:42Because of the incident,
01:44the operation of the cemetery was temporarily affected.
01:48Especially this was the entrance of the firefighters.
01:50Maria was told to wait for more than an hour before she could enter.
01:54The line was so long.
01:56I went in here.
01:58My clothes were dry.
02:00This is a bit wet.
02:02It's really wet.
02:04By noon, the situation returned to normal.
02:07And the number of people in the area continued to increase.
02:11It is expected that the movement of many people here in Bagbag Public Cemetery
02:16will continue until tomorrow.
02:18From PTV, Mela Lezmoras, for Balitang Pambansa.
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