Published February 3, 2021, 5:31 PM
Hundreds of residents of Barangay North Bay Boulevard (NBBS) South in Navotas City scrambled out of their homes Wednesday afternoon after an ammonia leak occurred in the area.
Screenshots of video taken by Gary Española, which showed hundreds of Navotas residents scrambled out of their homes after an ammonia leak was reported in Barangay NBBS. (Photo courtesy of Gary Española/ MANILA BULLETIN)
A video uploaded on Facebook by a certain Gary Española showed residents running in panic as they tried to leave the area. Most of them were seen covering their noses while others were choking.
Published February 3, 2021, 9:30 PM
Jimboy Cailo had just arrived home from work and was sleeping inside their house in Barangay North Bay Boulevard South (NBBS) in Navotas City when his frightened wife roused him following an ammonia leak that occurred at a nearby ice plant on Wednesday afternoon.
(photo from Gary Española)
The 26-year-old resident said he immediately grabbed a face mask and a wet towel, but even those did not give him and his family protection from the foul smell.
“Yung asawa ko po, ginising nya ako… Maya maya po naglalabasan na po mga tao, nag-iiyakan na po… dahil sa amoy na hindi makatao. Pag ano, manghihina ka eh (My wife awakened me from sleep. I already saw people running outside and crying… because of the ‘inhumane’ smell. You’d really feel weak when you inhale it),” he told the Manila Bulletin in an interview.