Foreign envoys extend sympathies to Valenzuela fire victims

Members of the diplomatic community on Thursday sent words of comfort to the relatives of victims in Wednesday's deadly fire at a factory in Valenzuela City.

 

The Israeli Embassy in Manila tweeted sympathies to the survivors and families of the fatalities in the fire.

 

Our thoughts & prayers go out to the victims of fire in a slipper factory in Valenzuela yesterday & their families pic.twitter.com/OCixQnK2oa

— Embahada ng Israel (@IsraelinPH) May 14, 2015
 
 

 

Australian ambassador to the Philippines Bill Tweddell also issued a similar message to the victims.

 

Deepest sympathy for the families of those lost in yesterday's massive fire. My thoughts are with the people of #Valenzuela. @ValenzuelaCity

— Bill Tweddell (@AusAmbPH) May 14, 2015
 
 

 

For his part, British ambassador Asif Ahmad posted on Wednesday a tweet describing the loss of lives as "terrible news." 

 

Terrible news emerging of loss of lives in the Valenzuela factory fire.

— Asif Ahmad (@AsifAAhmad) May 13, 2015
 
 

 

As of Thursday afternoon, more than 70 people had been reported dead in the wake of the fire that hit a slippers factory in Valenzuela City. — Joel Locsin/TJD, GMA News