DAVAO CITY—Aprielle Bolosito thought it was going to be the end for her as she struggled desperately against the suffocating smoke and the searing heat in the dark to escape the fire raging through the call center where she worked. ADVERTISEMENTMissing coworkersOfficials on Sunday said that there was “zero chance” of survival for 37 of Bolosito’s colleagues who were missing in the blaze because of the smoke and heat. “I was thinking of [my] son all the time and tried hard to escape even if I could not see anything,” she said. ADVERTISEMENT“They were saying it was very hot there already and that they might no longer be able to withstand the heat. Tabada struggled with the loss of Solis and three other close SSI colleagues.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 24, 2017 23:15 UTC