8 women locked in building die in Pasay fire

Eight women died in Pasay City on Friday as a fire engulfed a building in which they had been locked in by their employer, police said.

Eight other women survived the blaze by climbing to the roof of the two-story building on Samonte Street, Barangay 47, and jumping off, said police officer Cris Gabutin, an investigator in the case.