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5 killed in Manila fire - report

Dennis Carcamo - The Philippine Star
June 3, 2014 | 9:14am

MANILA, Philippines - Five people were killed after they were trapped inside a burning two-storey building in Manila, before dawn Tuesday.

Quoting one of the residents, a radio report identified the the casualties as Joana dela Cruz, 21; Jamaica dela Cruz, 17; a certain Shane, 21; a certain Junjun, 16; and a certain Tintin.

The report said that the blaze inside the commercial-residential building on Tahimik St., Delpan, Tondo, Manila started around 3 a.m.

A mini-grocery at the second floor of the establishment was also destroyed during the fire, which was put out around 5 a.m.

Arson investigators are still determining the cause and extent of damage of the fire.
 

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