Boat carrying fuel explodes in Zamboanga

By Al Jacinto, TMT

Apr 17, 2021 12:13 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY: A wooden boat loaded with 200 barrels of gasoline exploded late Friday at a wharf in the southern Philippine port of Zamboanga.

At least one person was wounded in the blast, but other reports said as many as 12 people were in the area when the explosion occurred around 10.20 p.m. near a seaside depot in Baliwasan village.

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