Two dead and five injured in transport terminal fire in Philippine capital Manila


MANILA (Bernama-Xinhua): Two people died and five others were injured after a fire engulfed a truck and a bus parked alongside each other at a transport terminal in the Philippine capital region on Sunday, the Bureau of Fire Protection said.

The bureau said the fire broke out past 9 a.m. local time at a terminal in Marikina City and quickly spread a few minutes later. Firefighters extinguished the blaze less than an hour later, reported Xinhua.

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