Fires hit PGH, market, school in Manila

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Fires broke out at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) and a market in Manila, later spreading to a school on Saturday night.

Onlookers examine the aftermath of a fifth-alarm fire that destroyed Paco Catholic School in Manila on Saturday night. The fire started at Paco market and spread to the school. Photo above shows patients evacuated from the Philippine General Hospital following another fire. The images of Paco market and PGH were taken from Facebook posts of the city government and the Philippine Red Cross, respectively.

“The fire occurred in the hallway outside the emergency room, so it did not affect the interior of the emergency room,” he said. A new airline will start operating in the Bangsamoro region on April 24, which is poised to stimulate economic activity...

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