MANILA (Xinhua): Four people were killed and two others injured in a fire that hit a residential area in the Philippine capital on early Saturday, local authorities and media said.
The fire broke out before dawn in a row of houses in Pasay City, Metro Manila, local media reported.
Four bodies were already retrieved and two residents suffered minor injuries, according to a report by GMA News Online.
In a separate incident, a couple and their three kids were killed after their motorcycle collided head-on with a delivery truck in Misamis Oriental province in the southern Philippines, police said Saturday.
Police said the crash occurred in Initao town while the family traveled to a city on Friday afternoon.
All five victims died at the scene due to severe injuries, the police said.
Police detained the truck driver as the investigation into what led to the fatal collision rolled on. - Xinhua
