Fire at Paluan Municipal Hall Extinguished

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PALUAN, Occidental Mindoro: A fire that broke out in the Human Resource Department office of the Paluan municipal hall building has been successfully contained, authorities reported Saturday.

The blaze started at approximately 9:00 pm (Aug. 30), according to witnesses.

Firefighters from the Bureau of Fire Protection-Paluan (BFP-Paluan) promptly responded after receiving an alert from a nearby resident.

Officials confirmed that the fire was extinguished by 10:15 pm, just over an hour after it began.

An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing, authorities said.

No injuries have been reported at this time.

The extent of the damage to the government building remains unclear. (Photos from LGU Paluan FB Page)

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