MANILA: Dozens of people were feared dead after a fire swept through a footwear factory in the Philippine capital Manila, with rescuers reporting “piles” of bodies inside.
Sixty-five people were unaccounted for after the blaze destroyed the factory in the industrial suburb of Valenzuela, but firemen and investigators had yet to establish the death toll, Rex Gatchalian, the mayor of the district said.
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