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Remains of 38th Davao mall fire victim found

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Authorities have found the remains of a female call center employee who was among victims in the deadly fire that hit the NCCC Mall in Davao City on Dec. 23. The mother of Alexandra Moreno confirmed to authorities early Friday that a body part they had retrieved the day before was of her daughter. Fire Senior Supt. Jerry Candido, who is part of the inter-agency anti-arson task force handling the incident, said Moreno&#x27;s mother identified her based on items found beside the retrieved body part, including a key chain and eyeglasses. Moreno was the 38th victim recovered at the mall since the blaze, believed to have been caused by an electrical short circuit at the third floor. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/27/17/davao-mall-fire-death-toll-hits-38">Davao mall fire death toll hits 38</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/04/18/investigators-electrical-short-circuit-sparked-deadly-davao-mall-fire">Investigators: &#x27;Electrical short circuit&#x27; sparked deadly Davao mall fire</a></li></ul>Thirty-seven of the fatalities, including Moreno, were workers of US-based call center Research Now SSI, whose office was at the topmost floor of the 4-story shopping center.The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has since suspended the business registration of the call center, as well as the economic zone registration of the NCCC Mall.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/02/18/peza-suspends-bpo-firm-in-deadly-davao-fire">PEZA suspends BPO firm in deadly Davao fire </a></li></ul>PEZA Director General Charito Plaza said both Research Now SSI and NCCC Mall failed to comply with the oversight agency&#x27;s safety standards despite being warned several times. Five officials of the local Bureau of Fire Protection have been relieved from their posts pending results of the investigation into the deadly blaze. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/30/17/5-opisyal-ng-davao-fire-bureau-sinibak-sa-puwesto-kaugnay-ng-sunog-sa-mall">5 opisyal ng Davao fire bureau, sinibak sa puwesto kaugnay ng sunog sa mall </a></li></ul>They may face administrative and criminal cases if found negligent in their tasks after they supposedly issued a fire safety inspection certificate to the mall and the call center agency despite violations of the fire code.-- report from Claire Cornelio, ABS-CBN News<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/29/17/water-sprinklers-sa-davao-mall-na-nasunog-hindi-gumana">Water sprinklers sa Davao mall na nasunog, hindi gumana </a></li></ul>

Authorities have found the body of a female call center employee who was among victims in the deadly fire that hit the NCCC Mall in Davao City on Dec. 23.

Authorities have found the body of a female call center employee who was among victims in the deadly fire that hit the NCCC Mall in Davao City on Dec. 23.