Manila: An explosion in a harbour in Manila on Tuesday caused a cargo vessel to burst into flames, according to a TV report.
The fire, which broke out in cargo vessel West Ocean 1 at 12:30am, was prevented from spreading to other parts of the ship, said Rolando Gregorio, Operations Manager of the Manila north harbour.
He added that the vessel was docked at the north harbour's Marine Slip Way and that no one was hurt in the blast. He did not say what the cause of the explosion was.
A similar blast, which killed 100 people off Manila Bay, occurred in 2004 and the southern Philippine-based Abu Sayyaf Group later claimed responsibility for it.
