Fire destroys main post office in Philippine capital, a nearly 100-year-old neoclassical landmark

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Fire destroys main post office in Philippine capital, a nearly 100-year-old neoclassical landmark
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A massive fire tore through the main post office in the Philippine capital of Manila, destroying a nearly 100-year-old neoclassical landmark.

Smoke billows from the still smoldering Manila Central Post Office as a fire hits early Monday, May 22, 2023 in Manila, Philippines. A massive fire tore through Manila's historic post office building overnight, police and postal officials said Monday. Smoke billows from the still smoldering Manila Central Post Office as a fire hits early Monday, May 22, 2023 in Manila, Philippines.

The fire started before midnight in the basement of the neoclassical, five-story building and was brought under control Monday morning more than seven hours after it began, firefighters said. The Manila Central Post Office was one of the capital’s busiest office buildings but was closed when the fire started. The building was the country’s main mail-sorting and distribution hub and was the central office for the Philippine Postal Corporation.

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