SAILING FOR HOME. Relatives of Servillana Cartagena transport the coffin containing her body to her hometown in Camotes Island, Cebu. Cartagena went to Ormoc to visit her daughter when she was trapped with other Christmas shoppers at the Unitop commercial center in that city. Cartagena was among the 26 people killed during the Christmas Day tragedy. (Sun.Star Photo/Alex Badayos)
THREE outlets in Cebu felt yesterday the heat from the Ormoc City supermarket fire that killed 26 persons on Christmas Day, as officials in three cities acted to prevent such a tragedy here.
Fire department officials inspected the Unitop Marketing branches in Cebu, Lapu-Lapu and Talisay cities, and ordered swift corrections on lapses, such as blocked fire exits in two outlets.
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