Mga residente ng Barangay Bigaa sa Cabuyao, Laguna, ginulantang ng pagsabog mula sa pagawaan ng...

Mga residente ng Barangay Bigaa sa Cabuyao, Laguna, ginulantang ng pagsabog mula sa pagawaan ng paputok

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00:00 Residents of a barangay in Cabuyao, Laguna were hit by a powerful explosion

00:05 from the construction of a bomb in the area.

00:08 Four people were killed while three were in critical condition.

00:13 This is Noel Talaca's report.

00:15 In the CCTV footage of Barangay Bigaa, Cabuyao, Laguna on Wednesday at 3 p.m.,

00:23 residents were running and others were leaving their homes.

00:30 They felt the powerful explosion of the construction of a bomb in their area.

00:36 Malu was following her daughter to school when the incident happened.

00:41 When I went down to the school, people were confused that the bomb exploded there.

00:48 Antonio thought that there was a powerful explosion.

00:53 I was afraid to go out.

01:00 The distance of this house from the place where the explosion happened

01:06 is more or less 100 meters.

01:09 Because of the power of the explosion, the windows of this house were broken.

01:16 The windows and doors of some houses near the place of the incident were also broken.

01:23 Sixteen houses were damaged by the explosion.

01:28 Four people were killed by the explosion.

01:33 The victims are still in the hospital while three are in critical condition.

01:39 We will provide financial assistance to the victims.

01:45 We will also provide assistance to the affected houses.

01:51 The construction of the bomb has been in operation for more than two decades.

01:56 It has exploded many times but it has only just come to life.

02:01 That is why the barangay captain is asking the local government

02:06 to allow the construction of the bomb again.

02:09 We, the local government of San Goniang Barangay, will ask for a resolution

02:13 from the local government and the local government will decide.

02:19 The PNP and BFP Kabuyaw are also investigating the incident to find out the cause of the explosion.

02:25 Here is the cell phone number of their barangay to reach out to the victims.

02:31 Noel Talacay for the nation.