Group seeks wider Kentex probe

A consumer rights group wants the congressional probe on the deadly fire at a slipper factory in Valenzuela City to include the lax implementation of fire safety protocols.

The fire in the factory of Kentex Manufacturing Corp that killed 72 people “underscores the need for strict implementation of fire safety laws,” said the National Coalition of Filipino Consumers (NCFC), an umbrella organization of urban-based consumer groups in the country, in a statement.