(Update) 10 hurt in LPG blast in Quezon City

(Update) QUEZON CITY, Philippines - Ten persons were reported injured after a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tank exploded in a residential area in Quezon City before noon Friday. Radio dzBB's Mao dela Cruz cited initial reports that the incident occurred on the second floor of a residence in a slum area along Ermin Garcia street in Barangay E. Rodriguez in the city's Cubao district past 11 a.m. Authorities identified the victims as two-year-old Karen Cabonse; Maria Cabonse, 53; Constancio Pranada, 46; Rezeal Pranada, 42; Milaros Tamayo, 28; Jenny Cabanganan, 13. Likewise, all four members of the Odon family were hurt namely Sandy, Dennis, Benita, and Asuncion, the Bureau of Fire Protection said. Initial investigation showed that the Pranadas tried covering a leak in the hose of a gas tank they had just bought by covering it with a damp cloth. However, the tank exploded after they lighted a match stick. "Sumabog nga po. Malakas nga po. Yumanig nga po iyong bahay namin (There was a loud explosion and the entire residence shook)," a neighbor told GMA's Saksi in a separate interview. The force of the blast even sent some of the victims flying out of the window while others were forced to crawl their way out. Responding neighbors rushed to the site and helped douse the flames. "Nalapnos na. Namumuti na ang mga balat nila tapos sunog na iyong mga buhok nung mga bata (Their skin had already been burned and gone white. The hairs of the children were also burned)," another resident said. Six of the injured were rushed to the Quirino Labor Hospital while the four others were brought to the East Avenue Medical Center for treatment. Four of the 10 are still undergoing observation after hospital officials suspected that they could have inhaled the toxic gas from the LPG tank. "Iyong blast effect ng explosion, puwede nila kasing nalanghap na puwedeng mag-cause ng pamamaga ng daanan ng hangin (They could have inhaled gases from the explosion that could cause the swelling of their aiways),"- GMANews.TV