Residents question condo safety after fire alarm reportedly fails during QC blaze
- Tenants say no alarms or sprinklers activated when a fire hit a 15th-floor unit in Quezon City
- Some residents returning from Undas rushed to evacuate elderly family members and pets
- Condo management and BFP vow to probe the fire alarm and sprinkler system’s operations
- Blaze was contained to one unit, with smoke affecting nearby floors; no injuries reported
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Concern and frustration swept through a Quezon City condominium over the weekend after residents claimed the building’s fire alarm and sprinklers failed to activate during a fire.
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The blaze erupted around 8 p.m. Saturday inside a 15th-floor unit in a residential tower in Barangay Kaunlaran, according to a report by 24 Oras Weekend.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) confirmed the flames were contained to the affected unit, sparing other homes from significant structural damage.
“The rest of the units are minimal, mostly siguro sa usok,” said Ryan Paguntalan, who represents the condominium’s management.
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Residents, however, said they were blindsided by the situation. Many hurriedly left the building after realizing there was a fire, with some just arriving home from cemetery visits for Undas.
“Grabe yung pag-alala ko kasi siyempre si Lola, yung kasama nga ng mga aso, sobrang hirap bumaba lalo 11th floor kami,” shared tenant Trisha Javier.
Several occupants complained that no alarm sounded and that sprinklers never activated. “Wala kaming naririnig na alarm, wala,” resident Winnie Tropicales said, adding they only learned about the incident when another unit owner alerted their Viber group.
Paguntalan assured residents the incident will be examined thoroughly.
“We will look into that, we will properly investigate the matter,” he noted. Fire authorities also plan to inspect whether the building’s fire detection systems were functioning.
Fire crews managed to extinguish the flames shortly before 10 p.m. Investigators are still determining the cause of the fire and estimating the extent of property damage.
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