A trash fire in Chalan Piao yesterday afternoon remains under investigation, according to the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services. <\/p>\n
The trash fire, which took place behind the Chalan Piao Supermarket yesterday afternoon, was contained as of 2:46pm, but remains under investigation. DFEMS said the cause of the fire remains undetermined as of press time. <\/p>\n
According to a report from DFEMS, at around 1:10pm yesterday, dispatch received a call of a grass fire in Chalan Piao. Responders from the Susupe Fire Station and from the Garapan Fire Station were sent to the site, arriving on scene at 1:21pm.<\/p>\n
First responding units confirmed that the fire was a roadside trash fire with vegetation. Fire crews put it out to prevent it from traveling or damaging the nearby homes.<\/p>\n
DFEMS reported that the fire was controlled at 2:46pm and no one was hurt at the scene. <\/p>\n
According to a woman who lives in the area who asked not to be named, the sirens caught her attention first even though she already smelled the smoke from her apartment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is normal for the south because someone is always burning trash so I ignored it. A few minutes later, I heard the sirens and, being curious, I looked outside and\u2026I saw thick black clouds and it looked like it was behind Chalan Piao Supermarket, \u201cshe said. <\/p>\n
According to her, she was in the middle of her online class when she noticed the fire so she was unable to offer any assistance. <\/p>\n
\u201cI was in the middle of Zoom University and all of a sudden I smelled smoke. I wanted to check it, but unfortunately, I was still in class and it wouldn\u2019t have been over until the next hour or so. I hope that everyone is okay there,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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