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                    [Summary] => Unable to determine whether engine fire, arson, exhaust sparks or lighted cigarette butts ignited the fire that engulfed the MV Maria Carmela off Quezon last April 10, investigators are eyeing "spontaneous combustion" as the likely explanation for the blaze that killed 72 people.


The seven-man investigating panel of the Board of Marine Inquiry (BMI) has grilled dozens of witnesses and crewmembers to provide clues on how the fire started. 


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                    [Title] => Carmela fire cause may never be known
                    [Summary] => The head of an investigating panel said yesterday that the cause of a fire that destroyed a ferry and killed at least 44 people off Quezon province on April 11 may never be known.


Rear Adm. Domingo Estera, chairman of the Board of Marine Inquiry investigating the MV Maria Carmela disaster, told reporters during a break in the hearing that they were having difficulty gathering evidence that could indicate what went wrong.


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GODOFREDO ERANDIO

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Rear Adm. Domingo Estera, chairman of the Board of Marine Inquiry investigating the MV Maria Carmela disaster, told reporters during a break in the hearing that they were having difficulty gathering evidence that could indicate what went wrong.


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MV Carmela Ferry Tragedy: Heads roll at Coast Guard, BFP

May 11, 2002 - 12:00am

Two officials of the Coast Guard and Bureau of Fire Protection were recommended to be administratively charged for their failure to control the fire that gutted the MV Maria Carmela while traveling from Masbate...

Headlines

‘Spontaneous combustion’ eyed in ferry blaze

May 8, 2002 - 12:00am

Unable to determine whether engine fire, arson, exhaust sparks or lighted cigarette butts ignited the fire that engulfed the MV Maria Carmela off Quezon last April 10, investigators are eyeing "spontaneous combustion"...

Nation

Carmela fire cause may never be known

By Jose Aravilla | April 24, 2002 - 12:00am

The head of an investigating panel said yesterday that the cause of a fire that destroyed a ferry and killed at least 44 people off Quezon province on April 11 may never be known. Rear Adm. Domingo Estera, chairman...

Headlines