The Philippine Embassy in Baghdad has identified the Filipina fatality in the fire that struck a hotel in Iraq Friday, a spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said Saturday.
Maricar Cente, an employee of Asiacell Mobile Company based in Sulaimania, Kurdistan Region Governorate in Iraq, was at the Hotel SOMA in Sulaimania City when the fire hit Thursday evening, said J. Eduardo Malaya.
Malaya said the fire started at a nearby furniture shop.
Two other Filipinos survived the blaze. Morelo “Joshua” Ermitano is recuperating at a hospital from a broken leg, while Richie Salceda was discharged from the hospital Friday.
Arrangements are being made for the repatriation of Cente’s remains and for the release of the three OFWs benefits.
Source: Inquirer.net
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