Five dead, 38 injured in Philippines firecracker depot blast

Five dead, 38 injured in Philippines firecracker depot blast

MANILA: 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 on Sunday (Jun 30).

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

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