9-hour fire ravages Iloilo City's Heritage Zone, destroying iconic buildings

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A FIRE broke out in Iloilo City's Calle Real district early Saturday morning, March 17, 2024, burning for nine hours and causing extensive destruction.A fire erupted on a Friday night in Barangay Magsaysay, City Proper. The flames rapidly engulfed two historic buildings located on Iznart and JM Basa Streets, resulting in their destruction.The fire erupted at 11:16 p.m. on Friday in a commercial area in Barangay Magsaysay, City Proper, Iloilo City, the Iloilo City Operations Center said.

'I will be asking the help of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines on what we can do to help preserve these heritage structures,' Treñas said.The affected streets, Iznart and JM Basa Streets, are situated in Iloilo City's Calle Real, a designated heritage zone.In April 2000, the Iloilo City government established the Iloilo City Cultural Heritage Conservation Council through Ordinance No. 00-054, also known as the Local Cultural Heritage Conservation Ordinance.

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