Six children among 15 killed in Philippine market fire

Fifteen people including six children perished on Saturday after they were trapped in a burning market in the southern Philippines, police said.

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OCT 31, 20152:19 PM

[MANILA] Fifteen people including six children perished on Saturday after they were trapped in a burning market in the southern Philippines, police said.

The victims were sleeping in the padlocked building when the fire, believed to have been triggered by faulty electrical wiring, broke out before dawn, Chief Inspector Joel Tuttuh told AFP
.