MANILA, Apr 9 (NNN-PNA) – Seven people, including a two-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy, died late last night, when a fire swept a residential community in Rizal province, east of Metro Manila, Philippine police said today.
The fire broke out before 10.00 p.m. local time, in Taytay town and spread fast in the densely packed neighbourhood of old houses, engulfing over 40 houses before it was declared under control more than an hour later.
The victims were trapped in their house at the end of the street, and the bodies were found on the kitchen floor and inside the bathroom, according to the police.
The fire also left more than 60 families homeless.
The Bureau of Fire Protection is investigating the cause of the fire.– NNN-PNA
