Business As Usual At Tutuban After over 36-hour fire

Tutuban Properties Inc. has officially released its statement regarding the 36-hour fire that hit the Cluster Building.

Official statement of Tutuban Properties Inc.
Cluster Building Incident
6 September 2012- 10am

Collective efforts of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and volunteer firefighters have not ceased since the fire broke out early yesterday morning at Cluster Building. At 10 am today, BFP officials have declared the fire control.

So effective 10am today, Centermall 1 and 2 and Prime Block buildings have resumed normal or “business as usual” operations, including the Robinsons department store and supermarket. Safeguards are in place to ensure that the resumption of operations will in no way hamper fire control efforts.

We believe that the current situation is but a minor setback in the redevelopment of Tutuban Center. Management affirms its commitment to move towards a new and revitalized Cluster Building.

Official Statement of Tutuban Properties, Inc.
Cluster Building “Fire Out”
7 September 2012

Ikinagagalak na ibahagi ng Tutuban Center na mula kaninang ika 1 ng umaga, idineklara ng Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) ang “Fire Out” status sa Cluster Building . Kasalukuyan ding ginaganap ang “mopping-up operations” sa mga oras na ito.

Nais din naming pasalamatan ang mga magigiting na kalalakihan at kababaihan ng BFP sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni General Santiago Laguna, pati na din ang mga miyembro ng mga iba’t-ibang volunteer firefighting organization dahil sa kanilang walang sawang pagtulong. Nais din naming pasalamatan ang suporta ni Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Rico Puno, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, at ang Manila Police District.

Dahil sa balitang ito, ang mga tagapamahala ng Tutuban Center, kasama ang mga Cluster Building Tenant Association, ay maaari nang itutok ang atensiyon nito sa pangangalaga ng mga pangangailangan ng mga tenant.

Maaari na ding makipag-coordinate ang mga tenant sa Tutuban Center Building Administration o magtungo lamang sa Cluster Building Help Desk na matatagpuan sa Loop Road Skybridge A.

Nagpapatuloy na din ang normal na operasyon sa Centermall, Prime Block, Robinsons Supermarket at Robinsons Department Store.

Patuloy din kaming umaasa na aming malalampasan ang pagsubok na ito at magsimulang magtrabahong muli para sa isang bago at maliwanag na bukas.