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The Manila Central Post Office, one of the Philippine capital’s most historic buildings, was all but destroyed by fire overnight, officials said on Monday morning. The shell of the neo-Classical-style structure, which was built in 1926, was still standing. But Postmaster General Luis Carlos said the building had been completely gutted, “from the basement to the ground floor all the way up to the fifth floor.” “The structure is still there, but its ceiling has fallen down,” Mr. Carlos told reporters. Fire officials said they were trying to determine the cause of the blaze, which began in the basement on Sunday night. At least one person was hurt in the fire, investigators said. The post office, situated along the Pasig River near Manila Bay, is one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks. Designed by two Filipino architects, Juan Arellano and Tomás Mapúa, it was partly destroyed during the Battle of Manila in World War II but was restored in 1946. The … [Read more...] about Fire Guts Manila’s Historic Post Office Building

0 Community Corner Dozens of Prologis employees donated their time and money to help Habitat, an organization that provides quality affordable housing. Bea Karnes , Patch Staff Posted Reply Prologis volunteers hard at work on a Habitat for Humanity playhouse. Prologis volunteers paint a Habitat for Humanity playhouse. Prologis volunteers assemble a Habitat for Humanity playhouse. A tiny village of Prologis Habitat for Humanity playhouses. Prologis volunteers and their beautiful Habitat for Humanity playhouses. FREMONT, CA — Nearly four dozen Fremont Prologis employees helped build children’s playhouses for the organization Habitat for Humanity last Friday, a partnership that has endured for more than eight years. "This year, in addition to giving time, the group donated $9,000 to the organization to help it continue to bring people together to … [Read more...] about Fremont Volunteers Build Habitat For Humanity Playhouses

The property owners of One Montgomery admit that their building has been tenantless since 2019 and that their attached roof garden — which is supposed to be open to the public — has been inaccessible since 2019. But as city agencies hone in on potential fines against One Montgomery for not maintaining the roof garden, a privately owned public open space, typically referred to by the acronym “POPOS,” the building’s property owners have started pushing back. And they aren’t alone. For 40-plus years, downtown San Francisco has been littered with POPOS, which include small outdoor areas, atriums and other gathering places. The idea is straightforward: Passersby and workers and anyone else should be able to enjoy greenery and free communal spaces amid the city’s skyscrapers. The POPOS are generally supposed to be open to the public during business hours. As SFGATE reported in December 2022 , a selection of POPOS has been shuttered for quite a while. For roughly three years, … [Read more...] about Owners of vacant SF building: ‘Simply unreasonable’ to keep public space open

0 Crime & Safety A fire that started on a home's stove displaced residents from a unit in a seven-story building in Naperville. Lisa Marie Farver , Patch Staff Posted Reply NAPERVILLE, IL — At least three residents were displaced from their home after a fire broke out in the kitchen of their unit in a seven-story residence in the 700 block of Royal St. George Friday afternoon. Fire crews got to the scene around 4:24 p.m. to find "light smoke" coming from the building's sixth floor, a news release said. A fire was found in the kitchen of a unit on that floor and crews were able to put out the blaze within 20 minutes. One person was evaluated at the scene and released after the fire, which left the affected unit uninhabitable. Residents in other units were able to return to their homes after the fire was put out. The total damage was estimated at $25,000. Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign … [Read more...] about Kitchen Fire Destroys Unit In 7-Story Naperville Building

close Video Iran being named chair of UN human rights social forum is a ‘slap in the face’: Reza Pahlavi Exiled Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi joined ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ to discuss the growing influence of Iran’s revolutionary guard as former U.S. diplomats call on Biden to cease all diplomacy. Iran is building a nuclear facility so deep underground that experts fear conventional U.S. weapons would be unable to destroy it. "So the depth of the facility is a concern because it would be much harder for us. It would be much harder to destroy using conventional weapons, such as like a typical bunker buster bomb," Steven De La Fuente, a research associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, told The Associated Press in a report Monday. The comments come after satellite imagery, taken in April by Planet Labs PBC and analyzed by the AP, show workers digging tunnels near a peak of the Zagros Mountains in central Iran … [Read more...] about Iran building nuclear facility deep enough that US bombs would likely be incapable of destroying it: Report

0 Community Corner The campaign reinforces the need for the adoption of modern, regularly-updated building codes. Press Release Desk , News Partner Posted | Updated Reply Press release from the City of Champaign: Building Safety Month is a public awareness campaign celebrated by jurisdictions worldwide during the month of May to help individuals, families and businesses understand what it takes to create safe and sustainable structures. The campaign reinforces the need for the adoption of modern, regularly-updated building codes, a strong and efficient system of code enforcement and a well-trained, professional workforce to maintain the system. All communities need building codes to protect their citizens from disasters like fires, weather-related events and structural collapse. Building codes are society’s best way of protecting homes, offices, schools, manufacturing facilities, stores and entertainment venues. … [Read more...] about May Is Building Safety Month In Champaign