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(UPDATE) Fire hits Church-run FM radio in Ozamis on Easter Sunday

Local News • 15:31 PM Sun Apr 16, 2017
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Edwin O. Fernandez
DXDD 100.7 FM announcer's booth after the fire. Beside it is DXDD-AM booth that was spared. (Photo by Adeth Saquin)

OZAMIS CITY -- A fire triggered by electrical short circuit gutted down the announcer's booth of DXDD-FM Radio Kampana of the Dan-ag Sa Dakbayan Broadcasting Corporationhere at past 12 a.m. on Easter Sunday.Adeth Saquin, DXDD-AM and DXDD-FM bookkeeper, said the fire started at the ceiling of the FM booth located at the third floor of DXDD building along Rizal Avenue, Ozamis City. The firefighters prevented the spread of the fire to adjacent announcer booth for AM, Saquin said. The thick glass that divides the AM from FM booth had been broken and fire started to eat up the AM booth but was prevented by the firefighters, she added.Marilyn Toriba, DXDD traffic and finance chief, said technician Jover Robante who slept in the studio was awakened by the fire alarm. Image may contain people sitting sand//scontent.fmnl4-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/17523711_1698007070214739_5167521679896511951_n.jpg?oh=1f306e39f8e0ddff6b3ae4b95158802eandampoe=5986CB0B The fire alarm repeatedly sounded and as Robante rose he saw thick smoke has already engulfed the FM booth, Toriba said, adding that Robante ran to the fire station, about 350 meters away,for help.The FM station, known as Radio Kampana 100.7 FM, was to air the Easter Sunday Salubong and Mass at 4 a.m.Cost of damages is still unknown. Image may contain indoor sand//scontent.fmnl4-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/17951530_1698007823547997_6292430650141572887_n.jpg?oh=de71238eae7e5b9e52dc1c967f053a16:ampoe=598892B5

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