MANILA (Mindanao Examiner /Nov. 2, 2012) – The Philippines said it is working to bring home the body of a Filipino truck driver killed in a fuel tanker explosion in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
At least a dozen other Filipinos were also injured in Thursday blast that killed at least 21 people.
Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said the lone Filipino casualty Florentino Santiago was inside a parked vehicle when the tanker slammed on a bridge.
The explosion triggered a huge fire that destroyed several buildings and engulfed cars nearby.
Santiago’s family said all they wanted now is for his body to be flown back home, and was worried more about the children left behind by the Filipino.
Santiago was the sole provider for the family. (Mindanao Examiner)
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