Explosion rocks Pagadian City mall

Glass shards are scattered in a pathway outside the Pagadian City Commercial Center or C3 where a blast of yet unknown origin happened in one of its rented stalls on Saturday. Photo by Lilibeth Augusto/Contributor

PAGADIAN CITY — An explosion that occurred just before daybreak on Saturday rocked a local government-owned mall at the city center here.

According to city disaster risk reduction and management officer Richard Fabria, the blast happened around 3:55 a.m. and was traced to the rented space of a Chowking fast-food chain.

The store is located on the ground floor of the City Commercial Center or C3.

The blast damaged the store’s glass walls including that of nearby stalls within the C3 building. There were no reported casualties.

Investigators are still looking into the cause of the explosion as of this reporting.

Police have cordoned off the affected areas while the probe is still ongoing.

Business in other parts of the C3 mall is not affected.

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