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16 killed in Philippine slum fire, including kids
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A fire swept through a residential building as people slept in a slum community in the central Philippines on Monday, killing 16 residents including women and children.
The fire started after midnight Monday and rapidly spread because of strong winds, gutting the wooden two-story apartment building and more than 60 nearby shanties in Bacolod city, Fire Marshal Pamela...
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