5 killed in fire in a factory in the Renca commune, in Santiago, Chile

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(CNN Spanish) - In a telephone contact with Chilevisión, the second commander of the Santiago fire department, Diego Velásquez, reported that 5 bodies were found lifeless in “inside a factory” after a fire in the Renca commune, in Santiago.

“The identification of the bodies we still cannot determine, is a situation for police and prosecutors too. Apparently they are all men and adults, because of the size of the bodies, ”said Velasquez.

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When asked about the cause of the fire, Velasquez said that “it is being investigated, work is being carried out on the expertise, the conditions allow it, the neighbors indicate that it could be intentional, that there were people inside this factory who did not have relationship with her. ” He added that "apparently" was intentional.

CNN cannot confirm that the fire is related to protests in the country due to the increase in the price of the subway.

Earlier Sunday, the mayor of the Metropolitan Region, Karla Rubilar, confirmed that three deaths were recorded during a fire in a supermarket in the south of Santiago on Saturday night.