Blaze leaves P28M in damage

FOUR days after a condominium project fire incident in Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City, another fire ravaged a store that sells foam and furniture, this time in Barangay Kinasang-an Pardo. It caused P28 million in damage.

The Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) has yet to determine the cause of the blaze which hit an outlet of Mandaue Foam on early morning of Tuesday, April 18, 2023.

According to fire officer Emerson Arceo, the CCFO received the fire alarm at 5:39 a.m. The store was already opened when the firefighters and store personnel arrived at the building.

EFFECTS OF FIRE DAMAGE TO BUSINESSES

• Property damage

The negative effects of smoke and soot get worse every hour after the firefighters put out the fire; in several weeks, some of them are already irreversible.

• Business losses, downtime

The longer one’s business operations are on halt, the more difficult it is to compensate for the lost revenues.

• Effects on employees

Even if no one is injured in the fire, the scary event and the very image of a damaged office lowers the morale of employees and makes their productivity drop.