A fire hit the Philippine General Hospital in Manila on Sunday, prompting the transfer of some patients to several facilities.

The Bureau of Fire Protection said the fire broke out on the third floor of PGH's central building at the operating room's sanitization area after midnight. It reached third alarm at 2:46 a.m. and was extinguished at 5:41 a.m.

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