Day of mourning in Butuan

BUTUAN CITY, Philippines – The Butuan City government definitive yesterday a day of mourning for the 17 female workers who were killed in the fire that gutted a commercial building here last Wednesday.Butuan City Vice Mayor Lawrence Fortun said all Philippine flags in government offices, schools, and public places were unrolled at half-mast.
“This is to show and share our sympathy to the closing relatives of the fire victims in this time of grief and sorrow for their untimely and tragic demise,” Fortun said.
Fortun said illegal charges would be filed against the owners of Novo Jeans and Shirts Enterprises, for whom the victims worked for, for violating city ordinances prohibiting workers from staying in any business administration at night.
Citing records, the city engineering office said Novo was issued permissions only for storage and storage and not for living one-quarter or a dormitory.