Eight dead, thousands homeless in Philippine fires
- Published: 25 Dec 2012 at 12.46
- Online news: Asia
Eight people were killed and thousands left homeless as two fires struck the Philippine capital on Christmas Day, with one of the blazes sparking a riot in a slum, officials said.
A resident (right) searches for salvageable materials amongst destroyed homes after a pre-dawn fire engulfed a slum area in Manila on December 25, 2012. Eight people were killed and thousands left homeless as two fires struck the Philippine capital on Christmas Day, with one of the blazes sparking a riot in a slum, officials said.
Seven charred bodies, all believed to be from one household, were recovered after a blaze razed a row of old apartments in northern Manila at dawn, fire officer Francisco Mabunga told AFP.
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