MANILA, Feb 21 (Xinhua): Five people have died when a six-hour fire destroyed around 300 houses in Manila's Tondo district in the Philippines, a firefighter said on Sunday.
Gaudencio Magallanes told local media that the five fatalities, including four children aged three, eight, 10, and 12, were found inside the bathroom of their gutted house in a crowded compound with their 37-year-old father.
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