MANILA, Nov. 30 -- Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Sunday assured the public that all Senate records, including those of the Blue Ribbon Committee, remain "intact, safe, and completely unaffected" following the early morning fire that broke out on the third floor of the Senate building in Pasay City.

Sotto said the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) received a report at around 6:30 a.m. about a fire at the office of the Legislative Technical Affairs Bureau.

Firefighters responded immediately and declared the incident under control by 7:43 a.m.

"Rest assured that all pertinent Senate documents - including those of the Blue Ribbon Committee - remain intact, safe, and completely unaffected by the fire," Sotto said.

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