of the first victim at a restroom near the SSI office. His body was so severely charred that forensic investigators had difficulty identifying him. On Christmas Day, December 25, the bodies of the 37 remaining victims were recovered. The bodies were recovered from the lobby near the stairwell and the elevator. According to Kwan Tiu, the victims were located a few meters away from the stairwell. One of the victims, Melvin Gaa, was a security guard at the mall and a member of the mall's incident response team. During the fire, Gaa helped evacuate an estimated 783 mall goers, including 83 SSI employees. He, at several times, had already exited the building, but re-entered attempting to rescue more people until his death. Impact The NCCC management reported that the mall's 660 employees were left unemployed due to the fire. The management assured their employees that they would continue to receive their salaries and other benefits. The management added that their 192 employees deployed under a contractual agreement called the Bmirck Cooperative may be deployed to other establishments in the city. Government response On December 24, 2017, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte announced that the city's Christmas celebrations would be canceled. On December 25, the Davao City Council decided that the city's remaining peace and order funds will be used to assist the families of the victims. The city had been declared under a state of calamity due to Typhoon Tembin (Vinta). The Davao City government organized a help desk to assist the families of the victims. On December 28, 2017, Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced that the government would provide worth of assistance to those affected by the incident. Bello detailed that the relatives of the victims would receive from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), along with the Occupational Safety and Health Center and the Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC). In addition, the ECC would provide the relatives with for burial assistance and at least per month as survivorship pension. Investigation On December 26, 2017, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II ordered the DOLE and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct separate investigations into the incident. Aguirre instructed the NBI to determine possible criminal liabilities on those responsible. Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III tasked the DOLE's regional office to determine whether the mall management violated any occupational safety and health standards. BFP director