“Let us pray for them,” said Duterte, the eldest son of President Rodrigo Duterte.
The fire broke out on Saturday at a furniture store on the mall’s third level and quickly engulfed an outsourcing business on the upper floor, said a spokeswoman for the city government, Ma. Teresita Gaspan,
The cause was not known but an investigation was being launched, she said.
President Duterte and his daughter, Sara Duterte, who is mayor of the city, visited the scene late on Saturday to meet anxious relatives of the missing and survivors.
Six people were rescued and taken to hospital.
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