Philippine fire kills 8, guts building in less than an hour

Blaze starts after midnight in mostly wooden building as residents slept

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The fire gutted this building in San Isidro Galas Village in suburban Quezon City on Feb. 27. © AP

MANILA (AP) -- Eight people were killed in a nighttime fire in the Philippine capital region that gutted a three-story residential building early Thursday in less than an hour, officials said.

The fire, which also injured at least one resident, broke out after midnight in the building, which was mostly made of wood, as people slept in San Isidro Galas village in suburban Quezon City, officials said.

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