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2017 fire in Cavite, Philippines
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2017 HTI factory fire
DateFebruary 1–3, 2017 (2017-02-01 – 2017-02-03)
Duration2 days
LocationGeneral Trias, Cavite, Philippines
Coordinates14°24′49″N 120°52′32″E / 14.413660°N 120.875488°E / 14.413660; 120.875488
Deaths5 (died in hospital)
Non-fatal injuries121
Property damage₱15 billion
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On February 1, 2017 at around 6:00 p.m. (UTC +8), a fire hit the House Technology Industries, Ltd. factory inside the Cavite Export Processing Zone in General Trias, Cavite.

Incident

On February 1, around 746 employees were at work when the fire started according to Brig. Gen. Charito Plaza, director-general of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). At 9pm, the third alarm was immediately raised.

Aftermath

The fire was officially out at 4:15pm on February 3. Remulla said that some survivors suffered about 70% to 90% burns to their bodies.

The claims that there were fatalities which authorities tried to cover up were refuted by Remulla. The fire resulted in five fatalities who all died in hospital and not during the fire incident.

See also

References

  1. "Cavite factory fire victim dies in hospital". Inquirer. 5 February 2017.
  2. "Cavite EPZA fire: 6 in critical condition; injured now 126". Rappler.
  3. "Officials: Cavite factory fire put out, all workers accounted for". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017.
  4. Co, Adrian Stewart (February 3, 2017). "100 hurt, 3 missing in Cavite factory fire". Panay News. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "10 critical, scores injured in Cavite factory fire". ABS-CBN Corporation.
  6. ^ "Cavite EPZA fire: No deaths recorded, but..." Rappler.
  7. "100 workers trapped, hurt in Cavite factory fire". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  8. "5th HTI fire victim dies in hospital". Rappler.com. 24 February 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.


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