“Longest night shift duty.” This is how pediatric nurse Kathrina Bianca Macababbad described her experience during the fire in PGH, which happened on Sunday, May 16.

In her Facebook post, she narrated the experience on how she helped saving more than 30 babies.

“Enjoy na enjoy pa ako nagpapaligo ng mga baby loves (patients) ko ng biglang may nagbukas ng pinto ko at sabi ay magprepare ng mag evacuate dahil may sunog.” The nurse shared.

The nurse also stressed the situations of the babies, and according to her, some were ventilator dependent.

“Ventilator dependent ang lima sa anim na patients ko, isa lang ang naka room air. Nakakaiyak na habang bitbit ko yung mga kayang huminga mag isa, maiiwan yung mga naka intubate at ventilator,” said Kathrina.

In a line interview of GMA News with the nurse, she said it was only upon her first evacuation when she realized nearly half of the 35 babies in their department were connected to oxygen and ventilators and needed rescuing.

"Kasi po, nakapatay po 'yung oxygen at wala pong kuryente kaya po yung mga baby po talaga ay mamatay po kung talagang maiiwan," she added.

"Kaya po a'yun, do or die, binaba na po namin talaga kasi, kung iiwan po namin sila doon..." she said.

Macababbad also admitted feeling scared at first, but she wasted no time took a step to save the children.

"Sa totoo lang po, hindi ko po ikakaila na nakakatakot din po kasi, syempre po sunog po 'yun. Marami pong pwedeng mangyari, pero kasi kung 'yung takot po yung papairalin, wala pong mangyayari. Sino po 'yung tutulong sa mga babies na 'yon na hindi naman po nila kayang alagaan ang sarili po nila?" The nurse said.

Fire struck a building of PGH around 1 AM. on Sunday and was declared out nearly five hours later at 5:41 in the morning. There were no reports of injuries or casualties.

Read her full post here: