| Date | 02 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | (UTC+08:00) |
| Location | Carvajal St., Binondo, Manila |
| Coordinates | 14.5995917,120.9754968 |
| Cause | Explosion of an LPG tank |
| Deaths | 11 |
| Property damage | Php. 100,000 |
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Last edited by Batoenonghistoryador (talk | contribs) 6 days ago. (Update) |
The Carvajal, Binondo Fire in Binondo, Manila occurred on August 2, 2024, at 7:22 A.M., leaving 11[1] people dead after being trapped in the five-story building. Most of the casualties were boarders from the building. The event is considered as one of the deadliest fires in Metro Manila after the Kentex slipper factory fire which killed a total of 74 people in 2015. [2][3]
History
editBinondo, Manila is the oldest Chinatown in the world, founded by the Spaniards in 1594. [4] The five-story commercial and residential building, located on Carvajal Street, Binondo, Manila, was said by locals to have been constructed around the 1950s.
Incident
editReferences
edit- ^ Sy Cua, Aric John. "11 people dead in Binondo fire". No. 03 August 2024. manilatimes.net. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Corrales, Nestor. "Fire kills 11 in oldest Chinatown in the world". 03 August 2024. inquirer.net. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Mongaya, Carlo. "Philippines' Deadliest Ever Factory Fire Linked to Lax Labor Standards". 26 May 2015. globalvoices.org. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Umali, Justin. "How Binondo Became the World's Oldest Chinatown". 04 February 2019. esquire. Retrieved 3 August 2024.