A grassfire was ranging in Mt. Kanlaon Thursday night, March 14.
The grassfire started at the “Pastohan” in Brgy. Biak na Bato in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, Thursday morning.
A video taken by Janny Zamora at 7 p.m. Thursday from Masulog, La Castellana, showed the fire still raging.
Canlaon City Councilor Diego Santiago II said Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office personnel and mountaineers went to the area but left as strong winds continued to fan the fire.
All operations will resume Friday but the situation is being closely monitored, Irene Bel Ploteña, Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Management Program Division head, said.
They are coordinating with the Office of the Civil Defense for an aerial assessment, she said.*