Building collapse in Philippines leaves 3 dead, 17 missing
Key takeaways
- Rescuers search for survivors after thermal scans show signs of breathing and heartbeats beneath debris.
- Officials said an investigation is under way into what caused the collapse of the multistorey building in the city of Angeles, north of the capital, Manila.
- Rescuers were also working to retrieve another body buried under the debris, Sajili said, but it would only be added to the official toll once it has been recovered.
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Rescuers search for survivors after thermal scans show signs of breathing and heartbeats beneath debris.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Bureau of Fire Protection rescuers clear the rubble as they continue to search for victims from a collapsed building in Angeles City, Philippines, on May 24, 2026 [Ted Aljibe/AFP]By AFP and Reuters Published On 25 May 202625 May 2026Rescuers have pulled two people from the rubble of a collapsed building under construction in the Philippines, bringing the death toll to three, officials have said, as crews continue search and rescue operations at the site.
One of the two victims had a pulse when he was retrieved, but later died, while another suffered cardiac arrest while still trapped, Maria Leah Sajili, an information officer at Bureau of Fire Protection, said in a phone interview with the Reuters news agency on Monday.