Starmall Alabang fire
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| Date | January 8, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 33 hours |
| Venue | Starmall Alabang |
| Location | Alabang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Type | Fire |
| Cause | Undisclosed |
| Outcome | 80 percent of Starmall Alabang burned |
| Deaths | None |
| Property damage | ₱100 million (US$1.73 million) |
A fire at Starmall Alabang, a shopping mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines, occurred at 3:00 a.m. on January 8, 2022. Although there were no reported casualties, 80 percent of the establishment was confirmed to have been damaged by the fire, the cost of which was estimated to be ₱100 million (US$1.73 million). The management of Starmall Alabang announced that it was declared fire out the next day at 12:21 p.m.[1]
The fire started at 3:00 a.m., according to the Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management. The first alarm was raised at 3:40 a.m., followed by a second alarm raised at 4:03 a.m., and a third alarm at 7:13 a.m.[2]
The Metro Manila Development Authority reported at around 9:00 a.m. that several fire trucks responded under Task Force Alpha when the blaze was at the fifth alarm at 7:46 a.m. The incident is visible at the Skyway and South Luzon Expressway. Reports also stated that the fire started on the mall's second floor or at the lower ground floor and reached the AllHome section on the ground floor. [3][4]
As of 5:05 p.m., there were 226 fire trucks and 9 ambulances from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and volunteers that responded. Five people were reportedly injured (4 firefighters and 1 volunteer).
Firefighters declared that the mall had been fire out on the next day (January 9, 2022) at 12:21 p.m. Around 245 fire trucks and 1,082 firefighters were involved in putting out the fire.[5]
