Blast hits Bonifacio Global City

MANILA, Philippines – Fear gripped the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig Wednesday after an explosion rocked the highly urbanized district, radio reports said.

No one was reported injured in the blast that occurred outside the Parkade 2 building at the corner of 7th Avenue and 30th Street.

The cause of the explosion was unclear.

But reports said people in the area told authorities that a strong stench of liquefied petroleum gas was in the air when the explosion happened.

Witnesses also said that manhole covers flung up with columns of fire, indicating that the blast occurred underground.