Worker hurt, minor structural damages reported in GenSan after strong quake

GENERAL SANTOS CITY: A construction worker from Sarangani province was slightly injured while several government and private structures here sustained minor damages as a result of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the area at dawn Saturday.

Dr. Agripino Dacera Jr., head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), said victim Ronilo Gamboa, 34, sustained leg injuries after reportedly tripping on a steel bar while rushing out of their bunkhouse at a construction site in Alabel town in Sarangani at the height of the quake.