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Fireworks factory worker killed in explosion in Bulacan town

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/ 03:56 PM November 23, 2023

Fireworks factory worker killed in explosion in Bulacan town

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BOCAUE, Bulacan — A 45-year-old fireworks factory worker was killed in an explosion in this town on Wednesday night, the police said on Thursday, Nov. 23.

In a report, Bulacan police chief Colonel Relly Arnedo identified the victim as Rizza Villanueva, 45, from Sitio (sub-village) Bihunan, Barangay Bunlo, who works for Fireworks Trading Miracles.

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Arnedo said Villanueva was making baby rockets, locally known as “kwitis,” at their factory in Sitio Dam, also in Bunlo, when the explosion happened at 5:40 p.m.

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Villanueva was taken to the Bulacan Medical Center in Malolos, but died on the way due to her injuries.

Arnedo said they were still investigating the cause of the explosion.

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