CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The two workers who perished in a fire that gutted the art gallery of Capitol University along Corrales Street here on Monday morning, died of third degree burns, Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) said.

University officials said the victims – Brian Solarte of Cugman and Dave Marvin Ramoga, 27, of Lapasan, both in Cagayan De Oro City – were hired by a contractor on Sunday to repaint and refurbish the university’s art gallery room that stored various paintings for exhibit.

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