Six persons have already been confirmed dead as of 3:45 p.m. Friday following an explosion at the Glorietta Mall in the busy business district of Makati. At least 70 persons have also been rushed to the hospital for various injuries following the explosion that could have been triggered by an LPG tank leak, although police have not confirmed any cause of the blast yet.
The areas around Glorietta 2 have already been closed off to traffic by the police for fear of secondary explosion that could hurt curious onlookers. The police have also cordoned the area for security purposes.
Bomb squad personnel and bomb sniffing dogs have also been fielded at the Gloritta Mall 2 to scour for possible traces of bomb as the National Capital Region Police Office has already declared a red alert in the entire Manila even as the cause of the explosion was yet to be confirmed.
I am just hoping that the explosion is triggered by an LPG tank and nothing else, because otherwise, it will be a big slap again to the economy of the Philippines considerint that the explosion took place in the country's financial capital.
I was at Glorietta 2 a couple of weeks ago with my wife and my son en route to Subic. It was crowded and very much alive. I am just hoping that the death toll will not increase even as reports show more bodies inside the establishment.
