After more than two months since the Baguio City Public Market was combusted, faulty electrical wiring nor any flammable substance were ruled out as causes of the fire, Marisol Odiver, City Fire Super Superintendent revealed, May 22.

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Odiver disclosed their findings before the Baguio City Council’s regular session.

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Based on the arson laboratory results of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the collected ashes and electrical debris did not show any traces of short circuits and flammable substances.

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Odiver added that the definite cause of the fire will be revealed soon as the investigation is still ongoing. It had also been turned over to the National Headquarter of Investigation and Intelligence Division of the BFP.

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The BFP has requested CCTV footage and statements from witnesses as supplemental documentary evidence.

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Meanwhile, the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) said that the public market fire on March 12 affected 1,600 stalls in the Blocks 3 and 4 and Caldero section of the market. The estimated cost incurred from the market fire is P84 million.

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— Jerson Kent Danao