MANILA, Philippines – Two men were injured when an explosion occurred in a chemical factory in Pasig City Thursday, fire authorities said.
An explosion and ensuing fire was reported at 9:15 a.m. at the Chemphil compound along Elesco Road in Barangay (village) Kalawaan, said the city’s Bureau of Fire.
Authorities identified the injured as Roberto Alonso and Rodrigo Mendoza, both employees of CAWC Corp., the compound’s current occupant.
Fire Officer 2 Teodoro Trinidad, the investigator, said the origin of the blaze was a storage room full of sodium chloride.
CAWC is the Philippines’ pioneer and sole manufacturer of technical grade sodium tri-polyphosphates (STPP) and tetra-sodium pyrophosphates (TSPP) for the Philippine detergent industry. –Beverly T. Natividad
Philippine Daily Inquirer with a report from Doris Dumlao
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