Manila, April 2 -- A fire has destroyed a public school building in Albay town, resulting in damage to property worth PHP11.4 million, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said on Wednesday.

In a press conference, BFP-Camalig fire officer F/Insp. Warren Orendain said there were no casualties or reported injuries during the fire at the Gabaldon Building of the Camalig North Central School (CNCS) in Salugan Camalig, Albay, past midnight on Tuesday.

"The fire spread quickly since the heritage building was primarily constructed of wood. Upon receiving the alert, I immediately dispatched our team to the CNCS. Given that the structure was made of light materials, we also contacted the Albay Electric Cooperative to cut off power to the burning ...