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A policeman inspects the area in Calamba City, Laguna province which was destroyed by a fire on Friday (Nov. 18), leaving at least five people dead. Authorities said the place was an illegal factory of firecrackers. (Contributed)<\/p><\/div>\n

LUCENA CITY \u2014 Five people were killed after an alleged illegal firecracker factory in Calamba City, Laguna province caught fire on Friday (Nov. 18), police said.<\/p>\n

According to a spot report from Calamba police officer-in-charge Lt. Colonel Milany Martirez, four of the fatalities were identified as Ryan James Gutierrez, Kenneth Buebo, Leticia and Darwin Corral (their relationships were not specified).<\/p>\n

The report said the fire started around 11 a.m. at a house located in Barangay (village) Canlubang.<\/p>\n

Local firemen arrived at the scene at 11:20 a.m. and declared the fire out at 12:03 p.m.<\/p>\n

“They (fatalities) were discovered in different places inside the house,” the police report said.<\/p>\n

In a phone interview, Staff Sergeant Jhon Kevin Villarino, the case investigator, said another victim who was not included in the report was also killed.<\/p>\n

Villarino claimed that the house was a “factory for illegal firecrackers.”<\/p>\n

The police report said the fire injured at least seven others.<\/p>\n

They were identified as Judd Nelson Corral, Genaro Valentino, Isagani Batalla, Joel Escoton, and Joel Alcantara, all tagged as “house owners.”<\/p>\n

The report said two unidentified men were also injured in the fire.<\/p>\n

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.<\/p>\n\n

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