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| Fire in Philippine hotel kills seven | Fire in Philippine hotel kills seven |
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| A fire swept through a hotel in a Philippine resort city early on Friday morning, killing seven people, including three Filipinos, three Americans and a South Korean, authorities said. | A fire swept through a hotel in a Philippine resort city early on Friday morning, killing seven people, including three Filipinos, three Americans and a South Korean, authorities said. |
| The three American men and the South Korean man were found dead in separate rooms in the Dryden Hotel, a small two-storey tourist hotel in Olongapo city, a former US naval base west of the capital, Manila, said senior police inspector Gil Arizo Domingo. The bodies of three Filipina women were found in separate parts of the hotel, he said. | |
| Adjacent bars and another hotel were not affected by the three-hour blaze, which started at around 3 am, Domingo said. | Adjacent bars and another hotel were not affected by the three-hour blaze, which started at around 3 am, Domingo said. |
| The building's facade and ground floor are made of concrete, but the second floor is largely wooden. The cause of the fire was under investigation. | The building's facade and ground floor are made of concrete, but the second floor is largely wooden. The cause of the fire was under investigation. |
| Domingo identified the Americans as James Brigati of Kodiak, Alaska, Patrick Burt and Joseph Valuso. The South Korean man was identified as Kyung Ook-kim of Suwan City. | |
| The victims' ages were not immediately available. | The victims' ages were not immediately available. |
| Olongapo, which is about 50 miles (80km) west of Manila, is a popular beach destination, especially among American visitors, many of whom are former service members who were deployed there when the coastal city hosted one of the largest US bases overseas. The base closed in 1991. | Olongapo, which is about 50 miles (80km) west of Manila, is a popular beach destination, especially among American visitors, many of whom are former service members who were deployed there when the coastal city hosted one of the largest US bases overseas. The base closed in 1991. |