A massive fire tore through Manila’s historic post office building overnight, slightly injuring one person and razing the nearly 100-year-old landmark in the Philippine capital, police and postal officials said Monday.
The fire started before midnight in the basement of the neoclassical, five-story building and was brought under control Monday morning more than seven hours after it began, firefighters said.
Smoke billows from the still smoldering Manila Central Post Office in Manila, Philippines, on, May 22, 2023, after a massive fire tore through. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
An investigation was underway to determine the cause of the fire and what was damaged, officials said….