MANILA: Seventy-two people died in a huge blaze at a footwear factory in the Philippine capital, authorities said, as angry relatives and workers described sweatshop conditions, including dismal fire safety standards.
Firefighters and police pulled dozens of corpses out of the ruins of the two-storey building yesterday, a day after the blaze trapped the terrified workers with apparently few exits and no fire safety training.
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