2 killed in Philippines' Chinatown fire

MANILA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed in a fire that razed a condominium building in the Philippines' Chinatown before dawn on Wednesday, the Chinese New Year, the Bureau of Fire Protection said.

The bureau said the victims were women household helpers trapped in a burning unit on the 35th floor of the 56-story condominium when the fire broke out around 3:41 a.m. local time in Manila City's Binondo