3 dead, 1 hurt in Olongapo fire

OLONGAPO CITY—Three people, including two minors, died after their homes were razed by fire here on Wednesday and early Thursday. According to the local chapter of the Philippine Red Cross, the 40-minute blaze gutted a residential area in Barangay Barretto at dawn on Thursday. JM Aquino, 10, and Yvette Bucad, 14, died. Another fire razed a house in Barangay East Tapinac that left Jonel Fernandez, 27, dead and another injured.

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