MANILA, June 30 — Five people, including a four-year-old child, were killed in a massive explosion at a pyrotechnics warehouse in the southern Philippines, emergency services...
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Five people, including a four-year-old child, were killed in a massive explosion at a pyrotechnics warehouse in the southern Philippines, emergency services said today. — Picture courtesy of Theo Eilertsen Photography/UnsplashMANILA, June 30 — Five people, including a four-year-old child, were killed in a massive explosion at a pyrotechnics warehouse in the southern Philippines, emergency services said today.
The Saturday afternoon blast at the Zamboanga City site tore a large hole in the ground, sent debris careening into nearby buildings and houses and ignited a blaze, fire investigator Luigi Chan told AFP.The city disaster office confirmed the death toll and said another 38 people had been injured in the incident, eight of them seriously.
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