20200116 Tondo fire leaves at least 6 dead, 3 of them minors
Philippines Jan 16 2020 “Building” “Houses”
Dead : dead 5 to 9 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Tondo fire leaves at least 6 dead, 3 of them minors
Updated: 2020–01–16
At least six people died, three of them children and their mother, in a fire that broke out early Thursday morning in Manila’s Tondo district, fire officials said.
GMA News’ Sam Nielsen on Dobol B sa News TV identified the five victims as Odessa Conde, 36, and her children, Kiefer, 8; Kiara, 9; and Yexel, 10; and a person with disability Jean Paul Esguerra, 42.
But, Manila Fire District Arson chief Fire Inspector John Joseph Jalique said the latest recorded fatality, Aquilina Havana, was recovered at 8:54 a.m.
The early morning fire destroyed 20 houses at the corner of Katamanan and Yuseco Streets in Barangay 230, Zone 31. It was declared fire out at 7:14 a.m.
Earlier, GMA News’ Unang Balita reported that some 40 families were affected by the fire. —Joviland Rita/LBG, GMA News
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