Three kids left alone in house die in fire in Philippines

Three children left alone at home were killed in a fire that raced through a shantytown in the southern Philippines, a fire marshal said Saturday.The victims - aged 3, 8 and 10 years old - were sleeping in their home in the town of Mati in Davao Oriental province, 1,025 kilometres south of Manila, when the fire broke out.Their grandmother had left to stay at a neighbour's house while their mother was out working as a massage therapist, said Christian Cena, the towntarget="_blank"'>