2 killed in ship fire in Philippines
28/1/2025 12:52
Two men have been killed after being trapped in the storage room of a ship that caught fire while in the shipyard in the Philippine capital, the Philippines' Bureau of Fire Protection said Tuesday.
Firefighter Ronaldo Sanchez said the blaze, which broke out around 9 p.m. local time on Monday, killed the two welders, both men, among the 25 workers repairing the vessel in the shipyard in Navotas City.
According to Sanchez, the victims' bodies were found inside the storage room near the ship's ballast tank of the vessel.
Sanchez added that it took firefighters five hours to put out the fire.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.
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