Fire razes Cagayan police station

SOLANA, Cagayan, – An unattended charcoal stove triggered a fire that gutted the police station here Monday night, belated reports said.

Senior Supt. Mao Aplasca, Cagayan police director, said the fire started at the kitchen of the Solana police station around 11:30 p.m.

The fire also destroyed the rubber boat issued to the police station for rescue operations.

The damage was estimated at around P450,000, Aplasca said, quoting reports from Chief Insp.r Gabriel Mukay, Solana police chief.

However, other reports, quoting the Bureau of Fire Protection, put the damage at P500,000 to P750,000. – Charlie Lagasca