MANILA, Philippines -- The police Sunday arrested a man who injured two persons after he accidentally set off 50 sticks of “kwitis,” a type of firecracker, in Quiapo, Manila.
Narciso de Leon, 43, of P. Tucos Street, Quiapo, was testing one of the firecrackers when sparks flew from the kwitis he was holding and set off the other firecrackers.
The incident occurred at around 9 a.m. near Quinta Market on Orosco Street.
Renato Pillas, 29, a resident of the area was injured along with the suspect’s relative, Arsenia Cortez, 57, who declined to file a complaint.
De Leon was charged at the Manila City Prosecutor’s Office with multiple physical injuries.
Meanwhile, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim will lead the city’s New Year’s Eve countdown at 11:45 p.m. Monday at Rajah Sulayman on Roxas Boulevard where a fireworks display will usher in 2008. Allison W. Lopez
