Hundreds evacuated after oil spill in central Philippines
The accident has not affected the power supply to the commercial city of about half a million people because it has other power sources, Trenas said. The coast guard said it was investigating and charges may be filed against the owners of the barge if needed..
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More than 400 people have been evacuated from a coastal village in the central Philippines after some 250,000 liters (66,000 gallons) of bunker fuel spilled from a power-generating barge into the sea, an official said Monday. “The stench was so bad we have to move people away to two schools and last night there was a request for a third evacuation site,” Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas told the Associated Press by telephone.
The spill began Friday when an accidental explosion on the barge blasted a hole in it hull. There were no reported injuries. The accident has not affected the power supply to the commercial city of about half a million people because it has other power sources, Trenas said.
The coast guard said it was investigating and charges may be filed against the owners of the barge if needed..
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