Glorietta blast was an industrial accident - PNP

Last month’s deadly explosion at the Glorietta 2 mall in Makati City was an “industrial accident." This will be the substance of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) final report that will be released soon. In an interview on dzRH radio, PNP chief Dir. Gen. Avelino Razon Jr on Saturday said the inter-agency task force that investigated the mall blast headed by Chief Superintendent Luizo Ticman is finalizing the report. Razon said he expects to receive the final investigation report "anytime soon." "Patapos na ang investigation, si Gen. Ticman is about to finish his report (The investigation is in its final stages. I expect Ticman to finish his report)," Razon said in an interview on dzRH radio. When asked if the report will indicate that the blast stemmed from an "industrial problem," Razon replied: "Opo (Yes)." At least 11 people were killed while more than 100 others were injured after a blast ripped through the Glorietta 2 in Makati City last October 19. Inter-agency investigators, aided by foreign experts, found no traces of a bomb in the blast site, leading authorities to believe that a gas leak that led to a buildup of methane gas in the mall’s basement caused the explosion Ayala Land Inc., which owns the Glorietta malls, had contested the findings, saying its own experts found no trace of a gas buildup in the mall’s basement. - GMANews.TV