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A fire has destroyed a historic post office building in Manila, Philippines. The blaze at the capital’s nearly 100-year-old landmark lasted for at least seven hours.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A massive fire tore through Manila’s historic post office building overnight, slightly injuring seven people and razing the nearly 100-year-old landmark in the Philippine capital, police and postal officials said Monday. The fire started before midnight in the basement of the neoclassical, five-story building and was brought under control Monday morning […]
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More than 80 fire engines sent to tackle the blaze
A massive fire tore through Manila’s historic post office building overnight, slightly injuring seven people and razing the nearly 100-year-old landmark in the Philippine capital, police and postal officials said Monday.
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