Kentex slipper factory fire
On May 13, 2015, a fire broke out at the Kentex manufacturing factory in Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines. 72 people were killed in the fire, making the incident the joint-second worst fire disaster in Philippine history alongside the Manor Hotel fire in 2001; only the Ozone Disco Club fire in 1996 had claimed more lives.
The charred exterior of the Kentex factory as it stood three days after the fire | |
| Date | May 13, 2015 |
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| Location | Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14.703105°N 120.9765771°E |
| Deaths | 74 |
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