TWO persons were confirmed killed in an explosion in a residential area in Barangay San Roque, Sto. Tomas, Batangas.
Batangas Provincial Police Office Director Edwin Quilates said the victims, believed to be a couple, are yet to be identified.
He said the explosion happened Monday morning, March 18, in a residential area being used as an illegal factory for improvised blasting caps.
San Roque Police Chief Superintendent Harold Depositar said a child was also rushed to a hospital due to injuries he obtained from the explosion.
Investigation is ongoing. (SunStar Philippines)