Three hurt as fire hits gas station in busy street in Manduluyong

November 24, 2017

Three persons were hurt as a fire erupted at a gas station at a busy street in Mandaluyong City, a fire official said Friday.

Senior Fire Officer 3 Victorio Tablay, chief arson investigator of the Mandaluyong Fire Station, said in a radio interview an explosion occurred at a construction site wen workers hit the bullbar of an LPG tank.

"​The fumes evaporated and quickly spread since there's an open fire coming from the fishball (street food) vendor that caused the sudden mild explosion," Tablay said.

The fire started around 5:05 pm at Petron gasoline station, Shaw Boulevard, Barangay Wack-Wack and was placed under first alarm, Tablay said. The three injured persons, who were ambulant vendors, were brought to a hospital, he added.

At 6:22 pm, the fire was extinguished, authorities said. Ella Dionisio/ DMS