The Manila Times•3h ago
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Mix of chlorine, asphalt caused MV June Aster fire, BFP reports
MANILA, Philippines — Chlorine mixed with asphalt caused the fire that engulfed the MV June Aster, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported on Friday. In a Malacanang press briefing, Fire Chief Supt. Wilberto Rico Neil Ang Kwan Tiu, officer-in-charge of the BFP, said an excessive amount of chlorine had entere
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