Commercial area sa Paco, Maynila, nasunog kagabi; bahagi ng Paco Catholic School, nadamay;
DOE: Hindi inaasahan na magkakaroon ng blackout o load dropping sa mga susunod na araw
DOE: Hindi inaasahan na magkakaroon ng blackout o load dropping sa mga susunod na araw
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00:00 Good morning! BTV news is here.
00:04 The fire that broke out in a commercial area in Pedro Hill Avenue, Paco, Manila last night reached the 5th alarm.
00:12 According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, the fire started at 8pm and was put to the 5th alarm at 8.37pm
00:24 where 20 fire trucks responded.
00:28 The fire was controlled by 1027 and declared a fire out early in the morning.
00:34 The fire also affected the adjacent Paco Catholic School.
00:41 Two people were injured.
00:44 The investigation of the Fire Bureau continues in the aftermath of the fire.
00:48 Meanwhile, the Philippine General Hospital was also burned down at 11pm last night.
00:55 According to the investigation of the BFE, the fire started in a storage room that was under renovation.
01:01 It was just near the emergency room so more than 100 people were evacuated.
01:07 No one was injured in the fire that lasted for 20 minutes.
01:12 It is not expected that there will be a blackout or load dropping in the next few days.
01:19 According to the Department of Energy,
01:22 According to ASEC, Mario Baraciga of DOE,
01:25 so far, only a yellow alert status has been issued.
01:28 This means that the supply of electricity is sufficient to meet the needs even though the contingency reserve power is not enough.
01:36 He also added that he is waiting for Unit 1 to return to operation today and tomorrow
01:42 which will produce more than 760 megawatts which is already in demand.
01:47 They are also preparing contingency measures when the time comes when the supply of electricity will reach its peak
01:54 especially now that the heat is intense.
01:57 First, if we will have a rotational brownout,
02:01 our answer to that is our interruptible load program
02:06 where the big establishments and industrial facilities are deloading or reducing the use of electricity.
02:15 Second, we are identifying the vital facilities
02:19 that if we will have a brownout,
02:23 we will protect our vital facilities.
02:26 They are the last outages that should happen.
02:30 These are the hospitals, medical centers, and public offices that are delivering services to our public.
02:40 And that is the news for this time. For more updates, like and follow us on our social media accounts.
02:47 I am Dominic Alvelor for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines. Good morning.
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