Fire razes Cagayan town police station

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines – An unattended charcoal stove triggered a fire that gutted the police station of Solana, Cagayan last Monday night, belated reports said yesterday. 

Senior Superintendent Mao Aplasca, Cagayan police director, said the fire started at the kitchen of the Solana police station at around 11:30 p.m. Monday.

The fire also destroyed the rubber boat issued to the police station for rescue operations.

The damage was estimated at around P450,000, Aplasca said, quoting reports from Chief Inspector Gabriel Mukay, Solana police chief.

However, other reports, quoting the Bureau of Fire Protection, put the damage at P500,000 to P750,000. – Charlie Lagasca, Raymund Catindig