Two customers allegedly tested a firecracker inside a regulated selling zone, triggering a blaze that destroyed nine firecracker stalls at Sitio Estaca, Barangay Minolos in this town.

A fire broke out and destroyed at least eight stalls selling firecrackers in Barili, Cebu, after a buyer tested an item. According to a “Saksi” report on Monday, successive explosions were heard while ...