The Manila Times•5h ago
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BFP identifies cause of MV June Aster fire
CHLORINE mixed with asphalt caused the fire that ravaged the MV June Aster, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported Friday. At a Palace press briefing, Chief Superintendent Wilberto Rico Neil Ang Kwan Tiu, BFP’s officer-in-charge, said that an excessive amount of chlorine entered the vessel and mixed with as

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