The dangers of flammable paints in a warehousing environment were underscored this week when a fire caused serious damage at a paint storage facility in the Filipino capital of Manila.<\/p>\n
The fire broke out on Monday afternoon at a warehouse belonging to Topboss Plastics Inc, taking fire-fighters more than an hour to bring under control and extinguish.<\/p>\n
Chief Inspector Roy Quistro of Manila’s Pasig Fire Station told local reporters that damage caused by the blaze was estimated at more than \u00a31 million.<\/p>\n
Mr Quistro said that one difficulty when it came to tackling the fire was access to the warehouse, since passage ways leading to it were so narrow.<\/p>\n
He went on to say that investigators were preparing to search for clues as to the cause of the fire, but tentatively suggested a combination of hot weather plus unsafe and improper storage methods for the flammable paints.<\/p>\n
The doors to the warehouse were securely padlocked, thus making arson unlikely, said the security guard that first alerted fire-fighters to the blaze. He said that he was first aware of the problem when he saw smoke issuing from the warehouse.<\/p>\n
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