16 dead after fire razes shirt printing shop in Quezon City
A fire razes a t-shirt printing shop in Barangay Tandang Sora, Quezon City early Thursday, August 31. Sixteen died while three survived.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/nation/metro-manila/shirt-printing-manufacturing-shop-fire-quezon-city-august-31-2023/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/nation/metro-manila/shirt-printing-manufacturing-shop-fire-quezon-city-august-31-2023/
Transcript
00:00 A fire raises a t-shirt printing shop in Barangay Tandang Sora, Quezon City, early Thursday,
00:05 August 31 16 died while 3 survived
00:10 The Bureau of Fire Protection raised the first alarm at 5.44 am and declared fire out at
00:15 8.04 am The cause of the fire is still under investigation
00:20 The owner of the house, a 3-year-old child, and the shop's stay-in workers were among
00:24 those who perished in the fire One of the survivors says only one window
00:29 provided an escape since other windows had grills The fire chief says the house did not
00:34 have enough exit points, calling it a "fire trap"
00:37 Chemicals used in the shop may have also caused the fire to spread rapidly
00:41 The Quezon City government says it's investigating if the shop had the necessary permits to operate
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