Rain and a Wrong Address Delayed Firefighters Reaching a Philippine Factory Blaze; 15 People Died

Rain and a Wrong Address Delayed Firefighters Reaching a Philippine Factory Blaze; 15 People Died
Firemen arrange steel sheets from a factory that caught fire in Quezon city, Philippines, on Aug. 31, 2023. Aaron Favila/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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MANILA, Philippines—A fire killed 15 people Thursday in a small apparel factory in a Philippine residential area, where firefighters were delayed by flooding, traffic, and a wrong address, a fire protection official.

Most of the victims appeared to be factory workers and carpenters who were sleeping in rooms when the fire broke out Thursday morning.