Only
a section of the market's concrete structure was left when the fire was finally
put off around 5 o'clock in the morning Fire fighters from the towns of Tubigon,
Calape, Loon, Clarin, Jagna, Ubay, Carmen and Tagbilaran City responded to the
fire alarm which was raised by police and barangay tanods on-duty near the burned
market.
Initial
investigations reveal that the fire may have been caused by faulty electrical
wirings as one witness allegedly saw sparks and fumes coming from Decada's stall.
Meanwhile,
the Sangguniang Bayan of Talibon town will hold an emergency session today to
adopt a resolution requesting Pres. Gloria Arroyo to declare the town in a state
of calamity so that the municipality could utilize its calamity fund. |