Kiltepan Peak temporarily closed

Baguio, Philippines - Sagada Municipality issued an advisory of temporary closure through its official facebook page. All tours will be cancelled and prohibited until further notice due to fire incident last Thursday night (Nov.8) near the Kiltepan view-deck.

Fire Incident in Kiltepan
Photo from Sagada Municipality Facebook Page

An initial police report stated two successive explosion were heard by residents around 9 pm in Antadao Village burning a cafe and cottage owned by Wilson Capuyan . There were eleven unused explosive found in the vicinity of one of the razed cottage and a heavy smell of gasoline in another cottage, according to one of the resident.

Responding firemen declared fire out at 11:55 pm with no casualty record. Estimated cost of damage from fire was Php5 million.