4 hurt as pile of firecrackers explodes in Dagupan City

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DAGUPAN CITY — Four residents in this city were injured when a pile of firecrackers exploded around 11:30 p.m. on Monday, Christmas Day, in Barangay Malued.

Police said one of the victims lit a cigarette during a drinking spree near the room of the unfinished house where the firecrackers were stored.

The victims were brought to the Region I Medical Center Annex in this city for treatment.

They were identified as Rogelio Zamora Solomon, 48; Raymundo Seen Lazaro, 38; Jaquiline Tababan Velasco, 49; and Roan Calugay Velasco, 44.

The firecrackers were supposed to be used during the New Year’s Eve by the Solomon family. INQ

Four neighboring houses were also damaged because of the explosion. INQ

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