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11 people dead in Binondo fire

(UPDATES) ELEVEN people were killed in a fire that hit a building along Carvajal Street in Manila's Binondo district on Friday.

Speaking on national radio, village official Nelson Ty of Barangay 289, Zone 27 confirmed the fatalities, including the wife of the building's owner.

STOP RIGHT THERE A firefighter restrains a man from entering a commercial building in Binondo, Manila after it burned down on Aug. 2, 2024, killing 11 people, including the owner’s wife. The cause of the fire has not been determined as of press time. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN