Alert security guards stop Capitol fire

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Alert security guards stop Capitol fire
Published: December 31, 2006 by The Bohol Standard

The old provincial Capitol would have burned to the ground first, earlier than the Cebu capitol fire, two days after Christmas, if not of the alert guards posted in the area.

Re[ports from the General Services Office revealed that one of the lanterns displayed for the Pista ng mga Parol Contest caught fire on the night of after the contest.

Guards Estillore and a certain Elvin Jotojot patrolling the front portion of the stone building noticed smoke coming from the array of lanterns made out of indigenous materials.

One of the lanterns was already burning and the flames reaching the ceiling of the Capitol, underneath the office of the Governor.

The guards were able to put out the fire before it can spread to the other wooden portion of the old Capitol building.

No serious damage was reported.