Rubber Slipper Factory Fire

The death toll has risen to 72 in a fire that gutted a rubber slipper factory in the Philippine capital of Manila, a firefighter said on Thursday, as police vowed swift action against those responsible for the mishap.

The death toll from a fire that gutted a rubber slipper factory in the Philippine capital, Manila, has risen to 45, with 26 workers still missing, a city official said on Thursday.

A major fire that broke out at a slipper manufacturing unit in the city's Tiljala area couldn't be controlled till early this morning, officials said. No casualties or injuries were reported after the fire was noticed at 10.50 pm in the manufacturing unit's godown where inflammable goods like rubber and leather was stored.

The death toll has risen to 72 in a fire that gutted a rubber slipper factory in the Philippine capital of Manila, a firefighter said on Thursday, as police vowed swift action against those responsible for the mishap.

The death toll from a fire that gutted a rubber slipper factory in the Philippine capital, Manila, has risen to 45, with 26 workers still missing, a city official said on Thursday.

A major fire that broke out at a slipper manufacturing unit in the city's Tiljala area couldn't be controlled till early this morning, officials said. No casualties or injuries were reported after the fire was noticed at 10.50 pm in the manufacturing unit's godown where inflammable goods like rubber and leather was stored.