What the records say
- When
- 13 May 2015
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 14.70° N, 120.98° E
- Description
- third deadliest fire in the Philippines (2015)
Kentex slipper factory fire
Third deadliest fire in the Philippines (2015)
On May 13, 2015, a fire broke out at the factory of Kentex Manufacturing Corporation in Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines. 72 people were killed in the fire, making the incident the second-worst fire disaster in Philippine history alongside the Manor Hotel fire in August 2001; only the Ozone Disco Club fire in March 1996 had more deaths.
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