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Air force says 96 rescued by chopper in Mandaluyong tower fire

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Courtesy of Philippine Air Force" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/09/02/20210902-mega-tower-rescue.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Courtesy of Philippine Air Force</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The Philippine Air Force on Thursday afternoon said it rescued 96 people from a fire-hit building in Mandaluyong City.</p><p>The PAF said the 96 individuals were trapped after a blaze was reported at the SM Mega Tower.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/02/21/10-nailigtas-sa-sunog-sa-mandaluyong">10 nailigtas sa sunog sa tabi ng mall sa Mandaluyong</a></li></ul><p>An S-76A chopper airlifted them from the fire-hit tower to the rooftop of SM Megamall, making a total of 15 shuttles to and from the two buildings.</p><p>The PAF said the blaze was declared out around 3:50 p.m.</p><p>No casualties were reported.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1762722" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The Philippine Air Force on Thursday afternoon said it rescued 96 people from a fire-hit building in Mandaluyong City.