2 minors killed in Tondo fire

Two children were killed in a fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon in Manila's Tondo district.

According to a 24 Oras report by Mark Salazar, the fire in Barangay 155 started at 4:24 p.m. when the victims, siblings aged 4 years old and 9 years old, were home alone.

The fire reached the first alarm and was under control within 30 minutes.

The fire was put out by 5 p.m.

While no other houses were affected by the fire, a resident was reported to have been lightly injured.

The cause of the blaze was still under investigation. — Jiselle Casucian/DVM, GMA Integrated News