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| Philippines mall fire in Davao leaves at least 37 dead | |
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| At least 37 people are feared to have died in a fire that ravaged a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of Davao, local officials say. | |
| Firefighters battled for hours to extinguish the blaze that started on Saturday morning on the third floor and spread to the floor above, trapping employees of a call centre. | Firefighters battled for hours to extinguish the blaze that started on Saturday morning on the third floor and spread to the floor above, trapping employees of a call centre. |
| Their chances of survival were "zero", a local official was quoted as saying. | Their chances of survival were "zero", a local official was quoted as saying. |
| President Rodrigo Duterte met the families of the missing at the scene. | President Rodrigo Duterte met the families of the missing at the scene. |
| The cause of the fire was not immediately known. | The cause of the fire was not immediately known. |
| Davao lies about 800km (500 miles) south-east of the capital Manila. | Davao lies about 800km (500 miles) south-east of the capital Manila. |