ABS CBN News Reports Manila Explosion

A huge bus explosion happened on Tuesday afternoon in the Philippines when a passenger bus along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) blasted killing 4 people and injuring 14 others, according to ABS CBN News channel. The fatalities include 3 males and a female.

The bus was at the north-bound loading bay of EDSA corner Buendia when it was hit by a strong explosion at around 2 p.m..

Bartolome said he has organized a special investigation task force to look into the bus explosion. He added that the city government has also formed a crisis management committee.

He said investigators are now reviewing footage of closed-circuit television cameras installed along EDSA.

Footage taken by ABS-CBN News showed a huge hole created by the explosion on the right side of the bus. Windows on the left side of the bus and its windshield were also damaged.

Visit the leading Philippine news channel abs-cbnnews.com for more updates of this story.