ILIGAN CITY, Philippines — A 34-year-old man was killed while a woman was injured in an explosion allegedly involving chemicals used in firecracker manufacturing in Barangay Upper Tominobo here on Thursday afternoon, November 5, police said. In a spot report, the Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) said personnel of Police Station 2 responded to the reported explosion at around 3:30 p.m. in Purok 11, Caritas Village. Initial investigation showed that the man was allegedly mixing and experimenting with sulfuric acid, sulfur and other chemical ingredients for firecracker manufacturing when the explosion occurred. READ: No one hurt in 2 firecracker factory explosions […]...

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