Manila: At least eight people were killed in a fire that engulfed a residential area on the state university campus in Metro Manila early Monday morning.
Quoting Bureau of Fire Protection officials, local radio DzBB reported the victims were trapped in their homes when the fire broke out at around 5 am (local time) inside the University of the Philippines compound in the Quezon City suburb. Six of the deaths, including children, were found in one house.
