If you ever had your car towed and actually want it back, this would be a nightmare.
“At around 5am on Friday, Mar 21, fire razed about 100 vehicles at the Southern Crescent Towing Services impounding area along Buendia Avenue, Pasay City,” reports ABS-CBNnews.com.
The fire lasted for an hour, destroying mostly passenger jeepneys, cabs, and Asian Utility Vehicles (AUVs).
Arturo Habulan, the caretaker of the impounding area, stated that “most of the vehicles that were razed in the fire were never claimed by their respective owners.” As it turnes out, the impounding firm ceased its operations in 2012.
According to the report, “the firm had been given a notice last October 2013 to vacate the lot, but the company’s owner, Wilfredo Baltazar, refused to follow the eviction order.”
In fact, as Habulan added, “Baltazar was last seen in the impounding area on January 6, 2014, getting some spare parts from the vehicles.”
Meanwhile, Pasay City arson investigator Mark Lanusga said Baltazar and Habulan will be questioned regarding the fire.
