Scenes after the UP Faculty Center fire

By: Angelo Gonzalez, Student correspondent (University of the Philippines Diliman) - 9 years ago

Students and teachers of UP Diliman got the shock of their lives this morning upon seeing the Bulwagang Rizal, also known as the UP Faculty Center, in flames. This is the third time a fire has happened at UP in two years.

The academic community tried to comprehend the tragedy that one’s life’s work has been reduced to ashes. Most of the faculty of the university stored their personal belongings, academic papers, research in those offices. And most of all it is the repository of so many memories. Many professors cancelled their scheduled classes in the aftermath of the fire.

Here are some of the photos from the aftermath.

FIRETRUCKS have been in the Academic oval since as 1am PHOTOS BY ANGELO GONZALEZ

THE SIGN synonymous to all students of UP Diliman

EARLY morning joggers were shocked to find yet another UP building in flames

DAMAGE to the first floor lobby shows how destructive the fire was

STUDENTS were shocked to find their classes were suspended due to the fire

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