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4 killed in Binondo fire

The Philippine Star
September 23, 2013 | 4:32pm

MANILA, Philippines - Fire killed a Chinese Filipino and her three helpers in Binondo, Manila on Monday morning.

Senior Fire Officer 2 Romel Lorenzo identified the fatalities as Hilda Cheng and her three helpers identified only as Princess, Fatima, and Rema.

Loren said that the four victims were trapped in Cheng's four-story house.

Fire investigators suspect that the fire was caused by a malfunctioning ceiling fan.

The fire reached the fifth alarm before it was placed under control at 6:30 a.m.

The blaze broke out while Metro Manila was experiencing heavy rainfall due to the enhanced southwest monsoon.
 

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HILDA CHENG

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ROMEL LORENZO

SENIOR FIRE OFFICER
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