Fire Officer 3 Sheila Balaba said fire started at the basement area of the Gateway Mall in Araneta Center Cubao, Quezon City at 10:05 p.m.
Radio reports quoted Quezon City fire marshall, Fire Officer 2 Albert Flores as saying that the fire might have been caused by a faulty generator.
Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said the flow of traffic has been affected, as a gridlock had formed at the north-bound lane of EDSA from Ayala to Cubao.—Jamie Marie Elona