Truck catches fire | Inquirer News

Truck catches fire

/ 08:15 AM December 04, 2013

A TRUCK carrying chemicals went ablaze while traveling along M. Logarta Street in barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City Tuesday afternoon.

The 47-year-old driver Tiofilo Jario parked the Mitsubishi L300 pick-up when he heard an explosion underneath his seat.

The fire erupted shortly after Jario and the truck boy went out of the vehicle at 1:45 p.m. The vehicle was carrying polylite chemical, fiber mat and hardener at its back.

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FO3 Edgar Vergara of the Mandaue City’s Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said electrical short circuit caused the fire.

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No one was harmed but the fire caused heavy traffic in the area./REPORTER JUCELL MARIE P. CUYOS

 

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