2 dead, 3 hurt as firewall collapses in Manila

Two teenage siblings died and three more persons were hurt when a firewall collapsed on a house in Manila on Saturday morning.

Initial reports said the two fatalities were aged 14 and 19. The two victims died while being treated in a hospital.

Three persons, one of them identified as Rommel Idio, were rescued alive.

The firewall, located just outside the Manila City Jail at the corner of Oroquieta and Doroteo Jose Streets, collapsed at around 9 a.m. amid monsoon rains in Metro Manila.

Mao dela Cruz reported on dzBB Super Radyo that the victims were living in shanties beside the wall that collapsed.

Mga biktima ng bumagsak na pader sa Maynila, umabot na sa apat. |via Mao dela Cruz

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) August 13, 2016

Isinasagawang rescue operation sa kanto ng Doroteo Jose at Oroquieta, Maynila. |via Mao dela Cruz pic.twitter.com/HVru6WnQrY

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) August 13, 2016

YouScooper Ismael Daizon shared to GMA News a picture of the collapsed wall.

— LBG, GMA News