Groups Slam Plan to Demolish Old Sta. Mesa Fire Station

After workers barricaded the 106-year-old Sta. Mesa fire station with corrugated sheets, heritage conservation groups slammed the decision to demolish one of four prewar fire stations in Manila.

- By GHIO ONG

According to the Renacimiento Manila and Manileños for Heritage, the Santa Mesa fire station was completed in 1919 – the last to be built by the Americans during their rule in the country.

"This makes it more than a century-old, way past the 50-year requirement to be a presumed important cultural property under RA (Republic Act) 10066 or the National Cultural Heritage Act," the Renacimiento Manila said in a statement.