Man found dead after explosion in Pasay
A man was found dead in a canal, presumably due to electrocution, following an explosion at the construction site of a flood control project in Pasay City on Thursday morning, the Southern Police District reported.
MANILA, Philippines — A man was found dead in a canal, presumably due to electrocution, following an explosion at the construction site of a flood control project in Pasay City on Thursday morning, police said.
According to a report from the Southern Police District (SPD), after hearing the explosion, two police officers and two barangay patrolmen searched the site and found the man’s body lying face down in the water-filled canal, along with lengths of burned electric cables.
“[They] presumed that the individual had been electrocuted,” the police said in the report.
The SPD identified the man as “Dante,” said to be a 50-year-old scavenger.
The report stated that one of the barangay patrolmen had seen the scavenger holding a hacksaw at the site at around 1 a.m. and warned him to leave the area.
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The site was near the Light Rail Transit depot at the corner of Andrews Avenue and BAC1-11 Street, the report said.
It added that the explosion caused a power interruption in Barangay 191, Pasay City.
Authorities sought the assistance of a Manila Electric Co. maintenance team and have referred the case to the Pasay City police station investigation and detective management section.
