Five dead in RP shipyard blast

Five dead in RP shipyard blast

SUBIC, Philippines (AFP): An explosion ripped through a
shipyard here on Monday, killing five Filipino workers and
causing extensive damage to a drydocked tanker, police said.

The mid-morning blast occurred at a lower deck below the
engine room of the Mondogas Europe, superintendent Enrique Romero
told reporters.

Five shipyard workers were killed and seven others were
seriously injured in the explosion, which occurred at the
premises of the Philippine Shipyard and Engineering Co. near the
town of Subic, northwest of Manila, Romero, the Subic police
chief added.

The police official said the tanker's engine was heavily
damaged by the explosion. Repair work began on the ship on Sept.
26 which was due to leave on Monday when the blast occurred, he
added.