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Casino attack victims found meters away from fire exit: Aguirre

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/06/06/rw-memorial-rtr-060617.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Employees offer prayers during a memorial for those killed in a casino fire caused by a gunman at Resorts World in Pasay City, Friday. <cite>Romeo Ranoco, Reuters</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The 37 victims of the attack on Resorts World Manila suffocated to death just a few meters away from the fire exit that could have led them out of the burning casino complex, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II revealed Tuesday. </p><p>&quot;Iyung palang mga places where iyung 37 ay namatay -- doon sa CR, sa highrollers&#x27; room -- kung tinuloy-tuloy lang nila, mga 1 metro lang doon, kung binuksan nila, makikita nila iyung exit,&quot; Aguirre told radio DZMM, citing information from the Southern Police District. </p><p>(The places where the 37 died -- the comfort room and highrollers&#x27; room -- if they went straight ahead, just about a meter from there, if they opened the door, they would have found the exit.) </p><p>Most of the fatalities in Friday&#x27;s attack died from suffocation and smoke inhalation after lone gunman Jessie Carlos fired shots at the ceiling and burned gaming tables before attempting to steal P113 million worth of casino chips.  </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wb_e7X3LP0I" width="560"></iframe></figure><p>Aguirre said the lack of directional signs may have made it difficult for panicked victims to find the exit as thick smoke engulfed the gaming center. </p><p>&quot;Kung mayroong directional signs na nakalagay malapit doon, edi nakaligtas silang lahat. Ang problema rito, por que walang directional signs, &#x27;di nila alam na may exit doors e doon sila namatay sa suffocation,&quot; the justice secretary said. </p><p>A Resorts World Manila security chief earlier said the casino&#x27;s sprinkler systems were activated during the fire and that there was proper ventilation in the building. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/06/02/17/security-lapses-resorts-world-manila-explains">READ: Security lapses? Resorts World Manila explains</a></li></ul><p>The police, National Bureau of Investigation and Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation have launched separate investigations into the tragedy. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/attack-resorts-world">MORE STORIES: Attack at Resorts World</a></li></ul>

<p>The 37 victims of the attack on Resorts World Manila suffocated to death just a few meters away from the fire exit that could have led them out of the burning casino complex, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II revealed Tuesday. </p>

The 37 victims of the attack on Resorts World Manila suffocated to death just a few meters away from the fire exit that could have led them out of the burning casino complex, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II revealed Tuesday.