WATCH: Fire razes UP Diliman Faculty Center

MANILA, Philippines — The Faculty Center building at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman caught fire early Friday.

Tinig ng Plaridel, the official student publication of the UP College of Mass Communication, reported via its Twitter account that the fire may have started near the Speech Communication Department at around 1 a.m.

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At least five fire trucks are now trying to put out the fire at the UP Diliman Faculty Center pic.twitter.com/XCKAeq5so3

— Tinig ng Plaridel (@tinigngplaridel) March 31, 2016

More footage. Bright part is western part of FC. You can hear glass breaking. :( pic.twitter.com/q4vZADiwRk

— Herbie (@herbvillafranca) March 31, 2016

The fire alarm reached "Task Force Alpha," a level higher than the fifth alarm, the student publication said.

UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan said in a text message to Philstar.com that the fire was declared under control but "the damage is extensive."

According to a report from the Philippine Collegian, the official student publication of UP Diliman, Tan said that the fire did not reach parts of the building's first floor.

However, the whole FC will be off limits once fire is put out as floors might collapse.

All classes at the College of Arts and Letters building were suspended due to the fire that razed the FC.

The Faculty Center building, also known as Bulwagang Rizal, houses most of the department offices of the College of Arts and Letters and most of the faculty rooms of the college, including the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. — Patricia Lourdes Viray