A large fire destroyed about 80 homes in Manila. The toll of the maxi stake, which took place at 5 - local time - in a settlement on the campus of the University of the Philippines, speaks of at least eight deaths, including six children. Three other people were injured.
The fire brigade took about two hours to put out the flames whose origin must be ascertained.
More than 13 million residents live in the capital, tens of thousands who have found accommodation in overcrowded slums where episodes like today's are not uncommon.
(Unioneonline / ss)
