ILOILO CITY – The oil spill from a damaged power barge in this city has spread to coastal towns of Iloilo province, and the island province of Guimaras.
Oil sheen is seen at a coastal area in Iloilo City after bunker fuel leaked out from a power barge that exploded last July 3.
Magno told The Manila Bulletin Sunday that the bunker fuel coming from the barge has reached the coastal areas of Leganes, Dumangas and Oton towns that face the Iloilo Strait. The oil spill was caused by an explosion that hit Power Barge 102 last July 3 that tore a hole in its hull. Magno said that almost 180,000 liters of oil have been collected by a team led by the Philippine Coast Guard , while AC Energy assured that additional equipment was arriving Sunday for the retrieval of the remaining bunker fuel, and to contain the spread of the oil spill.
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