The fire that destroyed the headquarters of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Intramuros, Manila was not caused by electrical overload, faulty electrical wiring or by sabotage, according to the Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr.
Since the fire could not have materialized out of thin air, somebody has got to take the rap.
Is Abalos blaming the Marine guards who were supposed to be guarding the building but were nowhere when the fire started? No.
Is he blaming the firefighters for their failure to put out the fire even if the fire station was just a spitting distance from the Comelec office? Nope.
Is he blaming his staff for being careless? No, no, no.
Is he blaming himself for lack of foresight? Definitely not!
Who is he blaming then?
The cigarette butt! Yes, Abalos said a lighted cigarette butt accidentally thrown into a pile of old papers caused the fire.
Now that’s a new reason for waging a campaign against cigarette smoking. It can destroy one’s lungs and even a building!
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