3 dead in fire in central Philippines

Xinhua reported citing Police that the fire, which broke out before 5 a.m. local time, spread quickly and razed over 50 houses in Molo, a district in the provincial capital Iloilo City.

The Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office said it took firefighters over two hours to extinguish the fire. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the deadly fire.

On Friday, a fire gutted a crowded residential area in Cavite province, southwest of Manila, leaving four dead.

AMK/PR