20191201 5 hurt in Dagupan City illegal fireworks factory explosion
Philippines Dec 01 2019 “Factories”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 1 to 9
5 hurt in Dagupan City illegal fireworks factory explosion
Updated: 2019–12–01
Five people were injured after a house in Dagupan City that was being used to illegally manufacture a type of “kwitis” or skyrocket was wrecked in a fireworks explosion.
According to a Sunday report on 24 Oras Weekend by Tina Panganiban Perez, the walls and windows of the house in Barangay Caranglaan were blown out in the blast.
The Dagupan City fire bureau speculated that the house was destroyed after 50 “quinton” rockets that were stored in the home blew up.
Meanwhile, all five victims were in stable condition.
“Ang bawal talaga, ‘yung paggawa nila within doon sa residential area. Dapat isolated sila, malayo sa kabahayan, kasi nagpo-pose ‘yun ng threat,” Dagupan Fire Marshal Bryan Pocyao said.
Local authorities said they would root out other illegal fireworks manufacturers. — Julia Mari Ornedo/DVM, GMA News
Web Source: The Nation