13 die, 12 hurt in Bulacan blast

STA. MARIA, Bulacan -Thirteen people were killed and 12 others were injured when a boiler overheated and exploded in a styrofoam packaging factory in Sta. Maria, Bulacan, police said April 7. The explosion in the factory Tuesday night was an accident, Senior Superintendent Allan Bantolo, police chief in Bulacan province, said. Bantolo said the explosion was triggered by overheating of the heat exchange tank connected to the steam boiler.

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