Philippine hotel fire four killed, at least 19 trapped

On a Sunday morning, fire swept at the Waterfront Manila Pavilion, a hotel and casino complex, was still raging six hours after it began. More than 300 people were present when the incident took place and six people were brought to hospital, fire and city officials said.

According to the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, four people were killed and 19 feared with others plucked from the rooftop by helicopter, authorities said.

Two people who died are identified as hotel employees, said Manila city’s disaster risk reduction chief, Johnny Yu.

Johnny Yu told, “The two are a security guard and a treasury officer. They were likely trapped, suffered from suffocation and were brought to the hospital but declared dead on arrival and 19 people were missing."

The authorities are investigating the cause of the fire which began in the casino or mezzanine area of the 21-floor hotel.

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