Fire hits Pasig City building

A fire hit the sixth floor of the Verizon building in Barangay Ugong in Pasig City early Saturday morning, reported Luisito Santos on Super Radyo's dzBB.

As of 2:44am ay hindi pa rin naiaalis ang lalaking natrap sa elevator at kumalat pa ang apoy sa gusali @dzbb pic.twitter.com/SuX2xwA0sZ

— Luisito Santos (@luisitosantos03) July 1, 2016

Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) officials raised the fire to fifth alarm, which started in the sixth floor, particularly in a storage area of garments.

A man was trapped inside the elevator when the fire hit. As of 2:44am, BFP personnel were still unable to rescue him.

Isang tauhan ng BFP ang binigyan ng atensyong medikal matapos masuffocate sa loob ng nasusunog na gusali @dzbb pic.twitter.com/lc1cubk2VX

— Luisito Santos (@luisitosantos03) July 1, 2016

Two firemen were given medical attention, no one else were reported injured in the ongoing fire.

Around 6:30 a.m., the fire was put under control while BFP personnel were also able to rescue the man trapped inside the elevator. He was identified as Jovil Ong in a report by GMA News' Bam Alegre.

Jovil Ong, nailigtas ng mga bumbero matapos ma-trap ng 7 oras sa elevator habang may sunog. @gmanewsbreaking pic.twitter.com/Uuz1hRYei6

— Bam Alegre (@BamAlegre_) July 1, 2016

 — BAP, GMA News