Philippines: Six, including two infants, dead in fire

29 Sep 2024

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Philippines: Six, including two infants, dead in fire

Manila, Sep 29 (IANS) Six people died, including a six-month-old baby and a one-year-old toddler, and another child was injured in a fire that razed a house in the Philippine capital before dawn on Sunday, the Bureau of Fire Protection said.Fire Officer Roderick Andres said the fire broke out on the second floor of a four-story house in the Tondo district of Manila City at 3:50 a.m. local time, as reported by Xinhua news agency.He said the victims were asleep when the fire erupted, trapping them inside the building. A child was injured after jumping out of the window to escape.It took firefighters over an hour to put out the fire.The bureau is looking into the cause of the fire.--IANSint/sd/

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Philippines: Six, including two infants, dead in fire

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