THE Department of Health (DoH) on Monday confirmed that medical personnel were among the eight fatalities of a medical evacuation plane that caught fire as it took off from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday night.

“There were eight casualties, including passengers who were health workers,” said the DoH in a statement.

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