3 children die in Philippine capital fire


By DAAGZhang Yisheng

MANILA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Three children died after being trapped inside their house that caught fire in the Philippine capital on Tuesday, the Bureau of Fire Protection said.

The bureau said the siblings, aged 10, seven, and five, were asleep in a room when the fire broke out on Tuesday morning in Quezon City and quickly spread through the residential community.

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