MANILA, Philippines — After a day and six hours, fire that burned Manila Central Post Office was completely put out on Tuesday morning, the Bureau of Fire Protection reported. The blaze was first confirmed by authorities at 11:41 p.m. on Sunday. First alarm was immediately announced. The incident reached general alarm (the highest alarm) at 5:54 a.m. on Monday. The situation became under control at 7:22 a.m. on Monday. Fire was only declared totally gone at around 6:33 am on Tuesday. The incident injured 18 persons – 16 were firefighters while two were identified to be a fire volunteer and a civilian.

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