Fire hits Marikina gun firm's storage room

MANILA, Philippines - A fire of unknown origin broke out at the storage room of the Arms Corp. of the Philippines (Armscor) in Barangay Fortune, Marikina City yesterday.

City deputy fire marshal Inspector Wilfred dela Rosa said the fire broke out at around 1:47 p.m. and reached second alarm before it was put out at around 2:27 p.m. No one was reported hurt.

Armscor stores gunpowder and other materials used for the manufacture of bullets and firearms in its storage room. Arson probers are still trying to find the cause of the blaze and estimate the damage caused by the fire.