STORY: 11 killed after fire hits building in Philippines' Manila
SHOOTING TIME: Aug. 2, 2024
DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:36
LOCATION: Manila
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the fire site
2. SOUNDBITE (English): NELSON TY, Village councilor
3. various of the fire site

STORYLINE:

At least 11 people were killed after a fire broke out early Friday morning in a five-level commercial and residential building in Manila City in the Philippine capital, authorities said.

Village Councilor Nelson Ty said that the Bureau of Fire Protection confirmed to him that 11 people died after they were trapped inside the building gutted by the fire that broke out before 7:30 a.m. local time. It took firefighters two hours to put out the fire.

SOUNDBITE (English): NELSON TY, Village councilor
"There's a small restaurant. Maybe, there are people cooking inside. And then suddenly, there's a big explosion. And then, luckily, the cook was able to come out. I saw about five people coming out. Then after 2 minutes, the fire is already very big. So there are some people, boarders, living in the mezzanine and second floor. They were not able to come out. Unluckily, 11 of them were burned."

Among the dead was the wife of the building owner, whose body was found on the third floor, Ty added.

A building security guard told reporters at the site that a liquified gas petroleum tank in the canteen on the first floor exploded, triggering the fire.

However, the bureau, which is conducting an investigation, has yet to confirm the cause of the deadly fire.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Manila.
(XHTV)