Bulacan church collapse blamed on termites
MANILA, Philippines — The floor of the balcony of a church in San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan that collapsed on Wednesday was infested with termites, an official of the city government said yesterday.
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EDITORIAL - Ash Wednesday tragedy
Religious devotion turned to tragedy yesterday after a portion of the balcony of a church in Bulacan came crashing down, hitting people attending Ash Wednesday mass. Luneta Morales, an 80-year-old member of the choir, died in a hospital at past noon, hours after she joined an estimated 400 people in an early morning mass at St. Peter the Apostle parish church in San Jose del Monte. Nearly 50 people were taken to hospitals for injuries.
1 dead, scores hurt as church balcony collapses
MANILA, Philippines — An 80-year-old woman died while 45 others were injured when the second floor balcony of a church in San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan collapsed yesterday.
34 devotees in Ash Wednesday Mass injured after Church balcony collapses
MANILA, Philippines: At least 34 devotees were injured after a balcony of a Catholic church collapsed as the Holy Mass for Ash Wednesday was being held in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.
Church balcony collapses, 1 dead, 52 injured
(UPDATE) AN 80-year-old woman died while 52 people were injured when the balcony of a Catholic church collapsed during Mass on Ash Wednesday in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.
'Ash Wednesday tragedy': 44 naospital matapos gumuho simbahan sa Bulacan | Pilipino Star Ngayon
MANILA, Philippines — Isinugod sa ospital ang dose-dosenang mananampalatayang Katoliko matapos bumagsak ang bahagi ng ikalawang palapag ng isang simbahan sa San Jose del Monte, Bulacan habang nagdaraos ng misa.
1 dead, 52 injured in Bulacan church collapse on Ash Wednesday
MANILA, Philippines — Dozens of churchgoers attending Wednesday morning mass at St. Peter Apostle Parish Church in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, suffered injuries, with one fatality, following the collapse of a section of its second floor.
1 Dead, 53 Injured As Church Balcony Collapses During Prayer In Philippines
A Catholic church balcony collapsed, killing an elderly woman and injuring 53 during a packed mass in the Philippines on Ash Wednesday, when millions of Filipinos flock to services, local disaster officials said.