The Manila Central Post Office, a historic landmark in the Philippine capital, was gutted by a fire overnight on Sunday. The cause of the blaze is still unknown, but Postmaster General Luis Carlos said the building had been completely destroyed, from the basement to the fifth floor. At least one person was injured in the fire. The post office, built in 1926, was a main hub for mail distribution in the capital and was home to valuable works of art. Historian Manuel L. Quezon III suggested that the post office’s shell could be preserved and used to house an extension of the National Museum of the Philippines.
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