A GRASS fire turned into a blaze and engulfed 19 vehicles yesterday at the parking lot extension of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3.
Fortunately, no one was hurt or injured in the incident, according to the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA).
In a statement, the MIAA operator of NAIA said the Bureau of Fire Protection is now investigating the cause of the fire.
The MIAA Rescue and Firefighting Division (RFD) received a call at 1:28 p.m. yesterday about a fire outside the immediate perimeter of the terminal and five firetrucks were dispatched to the scene. The MIAA Medical team also responded.
Initial unofficial reports gathered by MIAA said the incident began from a small grass fire that rapidly progressed, burning several nearby parked vehicles.
The fire was placed under control at 1:40 p.m. The MIAA Rescue and Firefighting Division declared the fire out 17 minutes later.
“We are relieved to know that no one was hurt or injured in the incident. I have directed all pertinent MIAA units to give their full support to the BFP for the speedy completion of their investigation,” said MIAA general manager Eric Ines.
Representatives from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) also launched a probe to determine the cause of the fire.
Statements from the parking lot attendants and airport security directing traffic in the vicinity of Terminal 3 and those assigned to adjacent parking lots will be taken to shed light on the incident.
