(UPDATED) In a tweet, Resorts World Manila says it is 'currently on lockdown following reports of gunfire from unidentified men'
(5th UPDATE) – Gunshots were heard and fire broke at Resorts World Manila in Pasay City past midnight Friday, June 2, with people who rushed out of the hotel and casino building or happened to be nearby warning social media users to avoid the area.
In a tweet, Resorts World Manila said it is "currently on lockdown following reports of gunfire from unidentified men."
Roberto Palao Jr, a janitor at Resorts World, said he saw an armed man wearing a bonnet and carrying an long firearm that's "looks better than an armalite" amid the pandemonium. He said the gunman announced he had companions, and that this man sprayed the ceiling with bullets.
Palao helped other people get out of the building, carrying an old woman with a broken leg and who begged him not to leave her behind.
It was not immediately known how many people were injured, although medical teams have arrived to attend to them.
Some of these people jumped out of the windows to escape.
A casino customer, who identified himself as Julio Silva, told reporters he was on the 3rd floor of the building when he heard a gunshot, so he hid in the restroom. Several more gunshots followed, and there was thick smoke around, he said.
Silva said he called his companions, who told him to follow them to the second floor. From there, security staff guided them out of the building, he said, visibly shaken.
He said he didn't see any masked men.
A spokeswoman for the Philippine National Police-National Capital Region Office requested the media not to air videos from outside the hotel, saying this could compromise the operations being conducted in the area.
"The Company is working closely with the Philippine National Police to ensure that all guests and employees are safe," Resorts World said in a second tweet.
"We ask for your prayers during these difficult times," the company said.
http://www.rappler.com/nation/171701-resorts-world-manila-gunshots-fire
Some of these people jumped out of the windows to escape.
A casino customer, who identified himself as Julio Silva, told reporters he was on the 3rd floor of the building when he heard a gunshot, so he hid in the restroom. Several more gunshots followed, and there was thick smoke around, he said.
Silva said he called his companions, who told him to follow them to the second floor. From there, security staff guided them out of the building, he said, visibly shaken.
He said he didn't see any masked men.
A spokeswoman for the Philippine National Police-National Capital Region Office requested the media not to air videos from outside the hotel, saying this could compromise the operations being conducted in the area.
"The Company is working closely with the Philippine National Police to ensure that all guests and employees are safe," Resorts World said in a second tweet.
"We ask for your prayers during these difficult times," the company said.
http://www.rappler.com/nation/171701-resorts-world-manila-gunshots-fire
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