Is it true that a fire broke out in the shopping center in the hometown of the Philippine President, killing 37 people?

On February 23, 65438, local time, a fire broke out in a shopping mall in Davao, the hometown of Philippine President Duterte. Up to now, 37 people may have been killed in the fire.

According to the Philippine local media ABS-CBN 24 24 reported on the 24th, a fire broke out in the local New Town Commercial Center Square on the morning of the 23rd, and it was still not completely extinguished at dawn on the 24th.

Paolo Duterte, deputy mayor of Davao and son of Duterte, wrote on Facebook that 37 people had no chance of surviving.

Ralph Canoy, a local police officer, said that the fire started on the third floor of the shopping center, and flammable items such as textiles, wooden furniture and plastic products were displayed on the third floor, so the fire spread quickly and it was difficult to put it out immediately.

The top floor of this four-story shopping center is a 24-hour call center. Connie said that investigators believe that the dead in the fire may be trapped there, because they may not immediately find that the spread of the fire is at work.

On the evening of 23rd, Philippine President Duterte, who served as mayor of Davao for about 20 years, went to the shopping mall to appease the families of the victims.

According to the British report, as of now, the cause of the fire has not been ascertained.