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Bocaue fireworks blaze kills 2, leaves 24 hurt

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" allowtransparency="true" frameBorder="0" height="315" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fvideos%2F10154438238090168%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="560"></iframe></figure>MANILA (2nd UPDATE) - Two people were killed while 24 others were reportedly injured when an explosion hit a fireworks store and started a fire in Bocaue, Bulacan Wednesday morning. The explosion hit a fireworks store near Barangays Biñang 1st and Lolomboy, according to a DZMM report.Nineteen sustained minor injuries while five were in serious condition.&quot;Manageable naman yung injury... minor injuries lang po na matatawag,&quot; Bocaue Mayor Joni Villanueva told reporters.(The injuries are manageable...You can call them minor injuries.)She confirmed that one person was killed in the incident, although they have yet to identify the victim.Another body was later found in the blast site, according to Supt. Charlie Cabradilla of the Bocaue Police.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Babaeng namatay sa pagsabog sa Bocaue, sinusuri na ng PNP-SOCO | via <a href="https://twitter.com/dolandcastro">@dolandcastro</a> <a href="https://t.co/MHOqe4gp1O">pic.twitter.com/MHOqe4gp1O</a>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/786091440749371392">October 12, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>&quot;Kasalukuyan po ongoing po ang investigation at nandyan po ang ating mga pulis at firemen para ho tingnan talaga ano yung pinaka-root nung naging sanhi ng sunog na ito,&quot; she said.[The investigation is ongoing and our police and firemen will find the root cause of this fire.]<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Isa patay at tinatayang anim sugatan sa pagsabog sa isang bodega ng paputok sa Bocaue, Bulacan <a href="https://t.co/qLokxPGgJ7">pic.twitter.com/qLokxPGgJ7</a>— doland castro (@dolandcastro) <a href="https://twitter.com/dolandcastro/status/786064568565006337">October 12, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>The mayor said the fire spread from the first store to four other business establishments in the area including a rice mill. Television footage showed charred cars that had been overturned by the force of explosions from the fire, and debris across the road.Authorities declared a fire out at 1:05 p.m. At least 10 facilities were affected.&quot;From what we have learned there are people the bystanders and even those...vehicles that were just parked beside the store were greatly affected and damaged and some even tumbled down and so and some are even are still on fire,&quot; she said.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Panoorin: Pagsabog sa tindahan ng mga paputok sa Bocaue, Bulacan <a href="https://t.co/pCl5NERMQS">pic.twitter.com/pCl5NERMQS</a>— jeff hernaez (@jeffreyhernaez) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffreyhernaez/status/786060795914354688">October 12, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>Video taken by an ABS-CBN Bayan Patroller also showed the fire setting off fireworks in the area. Villanueva said the fire was probably caused by the intense heat.&quot;The fireworks...probably got soaked in the rain could have dried up and the intense heat could have ignited the fire,&quot; she said.Authorities are set to open half of MacArthur Highway, which was initially closed when the fire started.Villanueva said she hopes residents will stay away from the area so firemen and rescuers can continue with the operation.&quot;Sa kasalukuyan po mas paghihigpitan natin ang seguridad. Ang gusto nating mangyari yung security ng tao [ang maayos] more than doon sa properties,&quot; she said.[We will tighten our security. What we want to ensure the safety of people more than the properties.] With Agence France-Presse

(2nd UPDATE) Two people were killed while 24 others were reportedly injured when an explosion hit a fireworks store and started a fire in Bocaue, Bulacan Wednesday morning. 