In scenes that revived anxiety over the safety of casinos — over three dozen people were dead, trapped in the Resorts World hotel casino fire last year started by a gambling addict who went amok — the Waterfront Pavilion’s casino area was ablaze; so were the areas from the mezzanine to the third floor. The fire broke out at the Manila Pavilion Hotel where about 20 people earlier listed as trapped had been evacuated safely, Johnny Yu, chief of the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, said. Sen. Richard Gordon, who also heads the Philippine National Red Cross, tweeted that the fire, which broke out at about 9:30 a.m., was raised to fifth alarm at about 10 a.m.

“PRC currently responding to a fire that broke at Manila Pavilion Hotel.
Three people are killed in a fire at the Manila Pavilion Hotel in the Philippines.