11.   Two people died and another four were seriously injured when a fire razed a ballroom in the eastern city of Nanjing, a provincial official told AFP Saturday.

12.   Meanwhile, a fire razed a toy shop in suburban Quezon city and a building in a residential area in central Manila, injuring four people.

13.   The fire razed the hotel during the early hours of Thursday, causing part of the two-storey complex to collapse, reports said.