The youngest decedent was only four year old, while the oldest was 52. A certain Alvin Cruz-Santos was also injured due to first degree burn.
The fire started at around 3:20 a.m. local time and burned around 100 houses in Tinejeros village, Malabon City of Metro Manila before it was extinguished at 6:29 a.m.
Some 200 families were left homeless and the cost of damage was pegged at around 2 million pesos (44,964 U.S dollars).
Investigation has been ongoing to determine the cause of fire.