Johnny Yu, an official of the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, told reporters that the fire is believed to have begun in the mezzanine area on the third floor. Meanwhile, the Manila’s Bureau of Fire Protection said the area caught fire at about 9.30 am. 

The fire was expected to be extinguished in early afternoon the same day and the wounded were rushed to hospital. There has been no report on the fatalities while the cause of the incident is unidentified.- VNA