DAVAO CITY- Personel
from local government units and the national government has combined to control
the raging fire in Mt. Apo.
According to Edward Ragasa, Park Operations Superintendent
of the Mt. Apo National Park, government agencies have assessing and evaluating
the extent of the fire which has affected 200 hectares in the national park.
These agencies include the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, Davao del Sur Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Council, North Cotabato Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the
Philippine Air Force and the Bureau of Fire Protection from Regions XI and XII.
The Davao City Central 911 has been ordered by Davao City
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to also help put out the fire.
The fire started at around 1 p.m. Black Saturday (March 26).
Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.
More than 900 climbers and porters have safely descended from the
peak from the time the fire started.
Ragasa said that firefighters could now start to build a
fireline to contain the fire from spreading.
Mt. Apo the country’s highest peak is visited by hundreds of
climbers during the Holy Week. (PIA/RG Alama)
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