DAVAO CITY—A fire that swept through a shopping mall in Davao City was believed to have killed at least 37 employees of an American call center housed in the building, according to local officials. Firefighters found one burned body as the blaze was brought under control on Sunday, but 36 others remained missing and were feared dead, Mayor Sara Duterte, President Duterte’s daughter, told reporters. Mayor Duterte said firefighters had “assessed that no one would survive in that heat and with that thick, black smoke.”ADVERTISEMENTSix people were rescued and taken to the hospital. The President, who served more than two decades as Davao mayor, visited distraught relatives on Saturday night at a restaurant near the burning mall. In respect for the grief of those who had lost loved ones, Mayor Duterte ordered the postponement of other activities scheduled for the city’s Pasko Fiesta festivities.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 24, 2017 23:26 UTC