SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, Bulacan: THREE persons, including a one-year-old baby, died while 33 others were injured when a pressurized steel water tank carrying 2,000 cubic meters of water exploded, hitting sleeping residents with “tsunami-like” force at dawn on Friday. Live videos of the incident showed several homes that were flattened as debris from the tank fell on roofs. Soriano said the city government and the Bulacan Risk Reduction Management Office conducted rescue and retrieval operations. Engineer Victor Canita, assistant general manager for operations of the San Jose Del Monte City Water District, said on television that the tank was built seven years ago. He said that charges would be filed if it would be proven that there was negligence.

Source: Manila Times October 06, 2017 04:07 UTC