 The prices of the fireworks also dropped significantly as the New Year approached although it is not attributed to the incident.The store owners also tried retrieve their properties and the authorities found out several flaws on the side of the store owners.On 2 January 2008, the Bureau of Fire Protection is considering a revoke of permits to Bocaue store owners and the investigators have drawn up a list of possible "suspects" but refused to name them while the investigation is pending.