Fire at Philippines rubber factory kills 45, 26 still missing

A fire at a rubber slipper factory in the Philippines has killed 45 people, with 26 workers still missing.

The two-storey factory in the capital Manila is owned by Kentex Manufacturing Inc, which makes flip-flops and slippers.

Rexlon Gatchalian, mayor of Valenzuela city in Manila, said he was hoping some of the missing workers, most of whom were trapped by flames and thick black smoke, had managed to escape the blaze.