ILIGAN CITY - OIL SPILL FROM GRANEX BLAZE CAUSED MASSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION

Iligan City (May 27, 2013) - An oil spill cake floated after burning during inferno-blaze of fire at the Granex Oil refinery in Kiwalan, Iligan City. The fire started at around 5:00 P.M. on 20th May 2013 and ended at around 2:00 A.M. on 24th May 2013. It's a 4-day feasted fire which caused massive destruction in the coastal areas in the Barangays on the Northern part of the City. There are 4 Barangays affected on this disaster, the Barangays of Sta. Felomina, Acmac, Kiwalan and Dalipuga and some other areas of Misamis Oriental. The oil spill will formed oil cake and float after burning. As soon as it submerged in seawater in few hours, the oil cake will sink under the seawater. It was observed that it absorbed more salt that caused of the sink. Fisheries volunteers in their study of the oil spill said that it will cause to deplete oxygen from water. This will be reason that marine species in the localities will transfer to other places to survive. This problem was manifested by the fisherfolks in the area because they observed after the Granex fire they din't have fish catch anymore. The  fisherfolks in these Barangays are now in hunger. They are awaiting response from the government to provide temporary relief for their survival and let the Granex oil company answer all the liabilities on the environmental destruction made out of the oil spill form from fire blaze.    

An oil cake formed in the sand from Granex fire.

Oil cake was being collected and placed in the bag.

Residents in the beaches were suffering from the impact of
the fire.

The top -most tower of the building was the place where
a big spark started causes the blaze. 

The lower tower at the left was the place where the big
warehouse of copra was burned. 

Behind of the two tanks standing at the center was the
underground tanks of the solvent chemical which is
highly flammable and combustible material enough to
burn the entire Barangay Kiwalan and nearby places. 

The fire blaze at Granex oil refinery started on May 20, 2013
and ended up on May 24, 2013.