Suspected gas explosion kills 1, wounds 4 in central Philippine city

MANILA, Philippines – An explosion early Monday in a building under construction in the central city of Cebu killed one woman and injured four people, a radio station reported, saying a gas tank may have triggered the blast.
The blast shook a two-story building that housed three shops, including an auto supply shop, a laundry and a furniture shop, Radio DZBB reported.
It said police teams were inspecting the site but that initial reports suggested the blast may have been triggered by a gas tank.
The Philippines was on alert for the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in the U.S., and Cebu is the venue of a December summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a regional grouping.