11 Killed in building fire in the Philippine Capital

A local official reported that at least 11 people perished on Friday in a fire that broke out in a five-story residential and commercial building in the Chinatown area of the Philippine capital.

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According to “Reuters” news agency, fire officials stated that the fire in the Binondo district of Manila was extinguished after about three hours, with firefighters alerted around 2300 GMT. The cause of the fire is still unknown.

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Nelson Ti, the elected official of the area where the fire broke out, told “DZRH” radio: “The wife of the building’s owner is among the deceased,” adding that several vendors use the building to store their goods at night.

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He emphasized that it is still unclear if more people were trapped and there are concerns that they may have died.