BUTUAN CITY, Philippines – Authorities are eyeing faulty electrical wiring as the cause of a fire that razed a grocery store in Barangay Ampayon in this city on Friday.
More than P7 million worth of property and grocery items were destroyed in the blaze, according to the city fire marshall’s office.
Fire Officer 3 Virgilio Germata said an investigation showed the fire started at the storeroom of the AMAICO General Merchandise.