Tondo fire leaves at least 6 dead, 3 of them minors

At least six people died, three of them children and their mother, in a fire that broke out early Thursday morning in Manila's Tondo district, fire officials said.

GMA News' Sam Nielsen on Dobol B sa News TV identified the five victims as Odessa Conde, 36, and her children, Kiefer, 8; Kiara, 9; and Yexel, 10;  and a person with disability Jean Paul Esguerra, 42.

But, Manila Fire District Arson chief Fire Inspector John Joseph Jalique said the latest recorded fatality, Aquilina Havana, was recovered at 8:54 a.m.

The early morning fire destroyed 20 houses at the corner of Katamanan and Yuseco Streets in Barangay 230, Zone 31.  It was declared fire out at 7:14 a.m.

Earlier, GMA News’ Unang Balita reported that some 40 families were affected by the fire. —Joviland Rita/LBG, GMA News