CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 13 July) – A “chemical response” could have triggered the explosion on the ammunition dump in an enormous navy headquarters at Camp Evangelista right here that roused Kagay-anons from sleep within the wee hours of the morning on Tuesday.
“If gunpowder is uncovered to a sure surroundings, it could set off a chemical response that will lead it to be unstable,” stated Lt. Col. Vladimir Sta. Maria, commanding officer of the tenth Ahead Service Help Unit accountable for the storage and security of the explosives and ammunition of the 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division.
He stated that is the preliminary discovering they bought from the testimonies of troopers who witnessed how the explosions at Journal No. 5 began. However Sta. Maria didn’t expound additional on the subject, noting that it was too technical a dialogue for laymen.
He estimated damages at Journal No. 5 at P27 million
Journal No. 5, considered one of 10 ammo dumps at Camp Evangelista in Barangay Patag, saved 155-mm howitzer rounds and numerous ammunition for navy models beneath one of many largest Army camps in Mindanao.
Three individuals residing inside Camp Evangelista have been handled for minor accidents due to the explosions. They have been recognized as Reynard Quirweca, 45; Curt Angelo Cuizon, 15; and Acolbay Escalante, 22.
A complete of 61 households numbering 327 individuals, shaken by the thunderous explosions from the burned ammo dump, have been pressured to flee to the gymnasium contained in the camp.
One other 100 households fled to the coated court docket of Barangay Patag.
Authorities will begin the investigation Wednesday by sending specialists from the Army’s explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit, PNP Scene of the Crime Operatives, and Bureau of Hearth Safety to the blast web site.
Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner, Philippine Army chief who just lately commanded the 4ID, arrived in Cagayan de Oro on Tuesday to set the part of the investigation. He stated harm to the close by buildings have been “minimal.”
Brawner stated the ammo dump is situated in a distant part of the camp and separated removed from the opposite storage magazines.
He stated he believed that all the security procedures on the ammo dump have been “enough” however this needs to be investigated nonetheless.
“We will probably be wanting if there are lapses within the implementation of the protection procedures,” Brawner stated.
He promised that the investigation could be clear and that town authorities of Cagayan de Oro and the residents would have entry to the outcomes. (Froilan Gallardo / MindaNews)
