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Fire Kills 15 in Philippines Market

A pre-dawn fire in the southern Philippines raced through public market stalls, killing 15 vendors, including six children, who were sleeping there to be up early for the weekend crowds, police said. It apparently started when sparks from low-slung electric post cables set fire to sidewalk stall umbrellas and then ignited stacks of used clothing being sold at the city market, AP reported.