Help came too late for 15 in factory fire

Tragic incident: Firemen surveying the premises of the factory that caught fire in Quezon city. — AP

A fire killed 15 people in a small apparel factory in a Philippine residential area, where firefighters were delayed by flooding, traffic and a wrong address, an official said.

Most of the victims appeared to be factory workers and carpenters who were sleeping in rooms when the fire broke out yesterday morning.