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A fierce blaze has destroyed a rubber shoe factory in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, killing 45 and leaving at least 26 unaccounted for. The death toll is expected to rise.
Many of the victims were trapped on the second floor of the building and were texting family and friends for help, from inside.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32716996
The Mayor of the Valenzuela suburb Rex Gatchalian said the government was "still praying and hoping that the 26, some of them, must have gotten out earlier in the morning and had gone to relatives" without telling officials they were safe.
Some of the bodies were still inside the building on Thursday morning.
The fire was reportedly started when sparks from welding work ignited flammable chemicals near the building's entrance.
Many of the victims were trapped on the second floor of the building and were texting family and friends for help, from inside.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32716996