Five die in fire at clothing factory looted in Chile unrest: firefighters

Smoke billows from a warehouse in Renca neighborhood, Santiago, on October 20, 2019. – According to Chilean authorities, five people died after the warehouse was set on fire during mass protests triggered by the governments attempt to hike the subway fee. Fresh clashes broke out in Chile’s capital Santiago on Sunday after two people died when a supermarket was torched overnight in the third day of violent protests. (Photo by PEDRO UGARTE / AFP)

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Five people died Sunday after a garment factory was set ablaze by looters in the suburbs of Santiago, firefighters said, bringing the death toll in a wave of unrest to seven.

“Unfortunately, five bodies have been found inside the factory” in Renca, Santiago Fire Brigade Commander Diego Velasquez told local media.

Two people died when looters torched a supermarket in Santiago in the early hours of Saturday.