thanks for that link Cyb.
yeah, that explosion was terrible. up to now, the investigators still do not know if it was caused by a bomb (minute traces of RDX, a bomb-making component were found onsite) or by a hazardous amalgamation of gases like LPG, Methane (from a leaky sewer), and other flammables; the blast occurred near a restaurant so this is one good possibility.
there were some videos caught on cameraphones and security cams on the time of explosion, shown in the evening news here earlier; one chilling footage shows a bunch of people normally scrutinizing merchandise from a store when BAM! without warning at all, suddenly the screen exploded into brown smoke and debris. that was very horrible to watch.
this really concerns us TF fans (especially us Filipinos) because in this mall, there are hobbyshops that sell lots of Transformers, most of them imports from there in the US and Japan.
there are also good bootleg shops there, i believe one of our own members (Mechajol) a connoisseur of KOs, pointed out to me a few weeks ago that he bought his high-quality Doubledealer KO from one of the stores here.
we Filipino TF fans feel very bad about this incident and we hope and pray that the hobbyshops or their sales reps were not affected by the huge blast in Glorietta Mall.
